When teachers are clear in their intentions during small-group instruction, all children can achieve. With this first in a three-book series addressing small-group instruction, Nancy Akhavan shares the precise instructional scaffolds striving readers need, and helps teachers:
- Form groups in culturally sensitive ways
- Activate and build background knowledge
- Ensure students are reading for most of the small-group minutes
- Toggle between teaching and assessment during the sessions
- Use coaching language that develops comprehension and confidence