Dynamic Grouping for Effective Teaching in Guided Reading

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Dynamic Groupingfor Effective Teaching in Guided
Reading

• Why Dynamic Grouping?
• Effective
• Efficient
• Aids Social Learning

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How to Form Groups

• Homogeneous-students around same level with
  similar needs.
• Heterogeneous-students with different abilities
  common need.

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Points to Remember

• Students share needs at a particular time. Groups
  change.
• This is what makes them dynamic.
• Consider the number of students in the class when
  grouping.
• (e.g. 5 or 6 is a good size group)
• Select just right or a little challenging
  books.
• Examine genre in reading abilities.
• Avoid reading aloud in groups.
• Include guided and independent reading, and
• literature study.

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Effective

• Speed-up learning
• Help teachers assess students and develop their
  educational profile
• Provide students with just right work

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Efficient

• Reach groups more easily
• Applicable and useful lessons
• Positive impact on
• Independent Reading

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Positive Impact on Independent Reading

• Develops phrasing and fluency
• Solves multisyllable words
• Presents new genres
• Guides in reading new texts
• Helps relate personally with reading
• Aids in comprehension
• Teaches how to read textbooks
• Instructs how to read critically

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Social Learning

• Develops communication to increase learning
• Builds community
• Relays information and creates open atmosphere
  for questions

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Factors in Schools With High Achievement

• Strong student engagement
• High expectations for student performance
• Instruction that meets the needs
• of students

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Group Trends

• Almost disappeared because of fixed format
• Minority groups often placed lower
• Lower level, lower quality instruction
• Problems of low self-esteem
• Need for thoughtful groups

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Use Assessment Data

• Listen to students read approx. 250 words
• Review response journals
• Look at their writing
• Observe responses during discussions
• Utilize benchmark readings
• Take informal reading inventories
• Talk about texts