differentiated instruction

A teacher helping two students with writing

Intensification of Instruction to Maximize Instructional Time and Practice Opportunities

Monday, April 15, 2024
Efficient use of tiered instruction is essential to maximize intervention time and give students the additional practice opportunities they need to reach mastery.
A teacher and four students sit around a table

Rethinking How We Teach Literacy in Tier 1: Targeted, Small-Group Instruction

Friday, April 5, 2024
Targeted, small-group instruction supports all students, including struggling readers and students who have already met or exceeded expectations.
Teacher with reading program materials in front of class

Is It the Materials or the Instruction That Make For a Good Reading Program?

Tuesday, August 31, 2021
Read why teaching in an explicit, systematic way with differentiation is at the heart of the best performing reading programs.
Emily Crandall teaching a book in a small group in a classroom

How My Reading Practicum Experience Prepared Me to Be a Teacher

Tuesday, December 11, 2018
Reflecting on her reading practicum experience, Student Assistant Emily Crandall discusses how it prepared her for student teaching
Group of students on a carpet listening to a teacher reading a book aloud

Successfully Using Small Group Instruction Tip #1

Tuesday, July 26, 2016
In Part 1 of a series on small group instruction, learn about using student literacy data to form small groups.