Differentiated Small-Group Reading Lessons: Scaffolded and Engaging Lessons for Word Recognition, Fluency, and Comprehension That Help Every Reader Grow - Softcover

Southall, Margo

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0439839203 ISBN 13: 9780439839204

Publisher: Scholastic Teaching Resources, 2009

Synopsis

In this highly practical, research-based resource, veteran teacher Margo Southall demonstrates how to form groups based on students' reading goals instead of their reading levels, allowing teachers to target instruction based on specific needs. She includes "When/Then" charts that describe common student difficulties and links them to the appropriate lesson. The scaffolded lessons are complemented by coaching prompts, management tips, reproducible bookmarks and strategy charts, and assessment and planning sheets--everything needed to implement small-group differentiated reading instruction in the classroom.

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About the Author

With years of experience as a classroom teacher, special education resource teacher, reading specialist and literacy coach to guide her, Margo now enjoys her role as an educational consultant with school districts across the United States and Canada. Margo's books and training are designed to support teachers in developing highly effective, differentiated literacy programs. Her special interests focus on designing intervention programs for struggling readers, developing frameworks for differentiated instruction in the classroom, and supporting literacy coaches in their work with teachers and students. Visit Margo at her website www.margosouthall.com

From the Back Cover

Noticing that students within a single guided reading group needed to focus on different reading strategies to progress, veteran teacher Margo Southall thought hard about how best to accommodate their needs. Her solution is differentiated small-group reading lessons, in which students are grouped by reading goals instead of reading levels, allowing more focused instruction. In this highly practical, research-based guide, Southall demonstrates how to determine what reading goals students are working on, how to form groups based on these goals, and how to select lessons for the groups. She includes 'When/Then' charts that describe common student difficulties and links them to the appropriate lesson. She then shares more than 20 scaffolded lessons in word recognition, fluency and comprehension; these are complemented by coaching prompts, management tips, interactive tools such as picture-cued reproducible bookmarks and strategy charts, and assessment and planning sheets - everything you need to implement small-group differentiated instruction in your classroom.

Edition details

• Publisher: Scholastic Teaching Resources
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0439839203
• ISBN 13: 9780439839204
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 160