Small Groups for Big Readers Ten Questions Answered About Core Reading Instruction in the K-5 Classroom

"Successful reading learning depends on supportive reading instruction and motivation to continue reading. Students grow more confident in their reading as they grow more competent, qualities that may be difficult to cultivate and achieve if the classroom does not address every student's individual learning needs. In Small Groups for Big Readers: Ten Questions Answered About Core Reading Instruction in the K-5 Classroom, Taylar B. Wenzel, Analexis Kennedy, Dena Slanda, and Melissa R. Carli draw upon their educational experience to promote small group reading instruction as a way for teachers to help all students achieve their learning objectives as developing readers. In addition to the Small Group Reading Implementation Quick-Guide, a tool to structure planning for small group instruction sessions, the authors provide videos demonstrating recommended activities in action; accompanying questions for continued reflection on the exercises