Making the Most Out of Small Group Instruction

In order to get the most of  your Small group instruction,  you have to put in the work before hand.  You must come prepared for all contingencies.  However, you first must do a lot research on your students.  You need to examine student work, student data from formal and informal assessment, look at student journals, read through your conference and ancedotal note forms and decide what students need.

All students need to be met with at least once in a week, so that means if you teach Gifted and Talented they deserve as much attention as your low babies.

Data should drive everything you do in the classroom. For instance