Expanding the Reach with Small Group Work Blog Series · writing workshop

ICYMI-Expanding the Reach with Small Group Work

The co-authors of TWT sincerely hope you enjoyed last week's blog series on Expanding the Reach with Small Groups! ICYMI, here are the links to all the posts from our blog series. Congrats to two lucky winners of the Candlewick Press giveaway! Read on to see who the winners are...

Expanding the Reach with Small Group Work Blog Series · progressions · small group

The Power of Progression: Expanding the Reach with Small Group Work

Sometimes the journey of writing can feel overwhelming. Breaking goals into pieces and placing them on a progression can make progress and growth more visible.

Expanding the Reach with Small Group Work Blog Series · mentor texts · minilesson · self-assessment · small group

A Few Tips for Small Group Instruction: Expanding the Reach With Small Group Work

Small group instruction is one of the most powerful ways to differentiate instruction while offering opportunities for collaboration and connections between students. Here are some tips to increase the leverage and impact of your writing instruction. 

Expanding the Reach with Small Group Work Blog Series · shared writing

Shared Writing: Expanding the Reach with Small Groups

Shared writing isn't just for whole class lessons and isn't just for primary grades! Expand your reach by incorporating small group shared writing lessons in any grade!

centers · Expanding the Reach with Small Group Work Blog Series · foundational skills · high frequency words · letter formation · phonics · phonological awareness · small group

Favorite Ways to Teach Foundational Skills in the Primary Grades: Expanding the Reach with Small-Group Work Blog Series

This post covers the how, the why, and the what of introducing stations or centers to support small group work on foundational skills in the primary grades.

Expanding the Reach with Small Group Work Blog Series · writing workshop

Pattern-Seeking Strategies to Optimize Efficiency and Effectiveness: Expanding the Reach With Small Group Work

Pattern-seeking is one of the ways that I keep planning for small group instruction manageable in writing workshop. When I can both anticipate common needs and plan for ways to learn which kids share those needs ahead of time, then I can be much more strategic and efficient with small group instruction.

Expanding the Reach with Small Group Work Blog Series · small group

The High Value and High Reward of Including ALL Students in Small Group Lessons

Small group instruction can be for a single lesson or objective or we can plan a course of study over a period of time. Regardless of the time commitment, it's important to remember that small group work isn’t just for striving writers… it’s for ALL writers.

Expanding the Reach with Small Group Work Blog Series · progressions · small group · writing workshop

Expanding the Reach with Small Group Work: A Blog Series

Even in the best of teaching times, a student’s work is rarely completely one level since there are so many elements that constitute effective writing, and it’s also rare for the same sequence of lessons to meet the learning opportunities of all students. With such variation and discrepancies, small group instruction is more critical than ever in order to address and nurture the range of learners in classrooms. We hope that this blog series inspires you to lean into small group instruction with intention and confidence!