Redesigning Small-Group Reading Instruction: Structured Literacy Practices for Differentiation, Acceleration, and Intervention (Actionable strategies for effective small-group instruction) - Softcover

Julie A. Taylor

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1962188043 ISBN 13: 9781962188043

Publisher: Solution Tree Press, 2025

Synopsis

Discover the value of small-group reading instruction that accommodates students’ individual literacy needs. Author Julie A. Taylor provides lesson plan templates to incorporate small groups into any learning structure. Teachers will design laser-targeted skills and strategy lessons to create more productive, positive, and equitable classrooms by ensuring all students are encouraged and able to achieve the integral milestones of reading development.

K–8 teachers, literacy coaches, and administrators can use this book to:

• Lead focused small-group reading lessons with confidence and competency
• Implement theoretical reading research into actionable teaching and instructional strategies
• Promote equitable learning opportunities to effectively address students’ individual needs
• Encourage student participation, learning, and improvement with constructive, continuous, and corrective feedback
• Develop well-structured reading skills and strategy lessons to facilitate progressive reading development

Contents:
Introduction
Chapter 1: Reading Essentials
Chapter 2: Preparing to Be a Reader—The Pre-Alphabetic Phase
Chapter 3: Beginning to Read—The Partial Alphabetic Phase
Chapter 4: Well on Their Way—The Full Alphabetic Phase
Chapter 5: Turning the Corner—The Consolidated Alphabetic Phase
Chapter 6: Reaching the Pinnacle—The Automatic Reading Phase
Epilogue
Glossary
Appendix A: Teacher Resources for the Pre-Alphabetic Phase
Appendix B: Teacher Resources for the Partial Alphabetic Phase
Appendix C: Teacher Resources for the Full Alphabetic Phase
Appendix D: Teacher Resources for the Consolidated Alphabetic Phase
Appendix E: Teacher Resources for the Automatic Phase
References and Resources
Index

About this title

About the Author

Julie A. Taylor, PhD, is an education and curriculum consultant who provides professional development, training, and coaching to educators, administrators, and leaders in nonprofit organizations and state education agencies across the United States and internationally. An educator since 1994, she has a background as an elementary education teacher, a teacher of English learners, a special education inclusion teacher, a Spanish teacher, a reading interventionist, a literacy coach, and a staff developer. She has also served as a mentor teacher, a student teaching supervisor, and an instructor for teachers seeking their state reading endorsement.
Dr. Taylor is a member of the International Literacy Association and the International Dyslexia Association and has presented at numerous state and national reading conferences since 2014. She is also LETRS and Orton Gillingham trained, and highly experienced in teaching practices that align to the science of reading. During her years as an education consultant, Dr. Taylor has written literacy curricula, reading intervention materials, and response to intervention manuals. She has expert knowledge and experience in implementing state and national literacy standards into everyday teaching practices.
Dr. Taylor specializes in transforming research into practical and effective instructional methods for teachers. She strives to implement systematic and supportive literacy frameworks in schools, a scaling-up model for large districts, and a train-the-trainer model for district literacy leaders—all while aligning with the most up-to-date reading research and evidence-based literacy programs.
Dr. Taylor earned bachelor’s degrees in elementary education and Spanish from Keene State College in New Hampshire, a master’s degree in teaching English as a second language from Rhode Island College, and a doctoral degree in curriculum and instructional leadership from Concordia University in Chicago.
To learn more about Dr. Taylor and find numerous small-group literacy resources, visit redesigningreading.com.

Edition details

• Publisher: Solution Tree Press
• Publication date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1962188043
• ISBN 13: 9781962188043
• Binding: Perfect Paperback
• Number of pages: 320