Reading groups are such an ingrained element of our teaching culture that teachers can feel guilty if they choose other instructional methods. In this conversation with fourth-grade teacher Rachel, Joan Moser and Gail Boushey (“The Sisters”) talk about the value of individual conferring over small-group work in situations where teachers know their students well.
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Gail Boushey and Joan Moser are known simply as “The Sisters” to tens of thousands of teachers all over the world who follow their acclaimed programs on literacy instruction and classroom design. Gail and Joan are the authors of the bestselling books The Daily Five
Max Brand explains how daily student grouping can be both planned and spontaneous.
In this first installment of a series on grouping, Heather Rader considers size, composition, and frequency.
Heather Rader synthesizes recommendations and provides examples of how grouping structures work in classrooms.
Franki Sibberson describes how she organizing writing groups in her grades 3 and 4 classroom, and shares a video of a writing group considering leads.
Gail Boushey and Joan Moser (“The Sisters”) discuss how their thinking has evolved when it comes to flexible groups. The article includes a video excerpt of Joan working with a group of kindergartners.
In this small group after a demonstration lesson in a 5th grade classroom, Clare Landrigan talks through strategies for inferring the meaning of new words while reading.
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