Question 1

How do you link what you are teaching in small group reading instruction to the rest of the day (whole group instruction, literacy work stations, etc)? Share some specific examples. What else you might try?

Question 2

What are some challenges you are facing this year regarding small group reading instruction in your class? What are some ideas you are planning to implement from this book that might help you with these challenges?

Question 3

How have you planned for small group reading instruction in the past? What worked well? What are one or two new things you might try?

Question 4

How do you keep track of who needs what kind of small group instruction for the essential reading components (phonics, phonemic awareness, comprehension, fluency, vocabulary)? What new ideas might you try?

Question 5

Share ideas about how the formal assessments (DRA/EDL/OS) anecdotal notes and running records can help you form groups, plan lessons, and conduct parent conferences. Share ways that you find are helping you keep this information useful and organized.

Question 6

How might you improve the use of running records and anecdotal notes to guide your instruction?