Transcript Document 7558400

CONFERENCE OVERVIEW
OF DEBBIE DILLER’S
MAKING THE MOST OF SMALL GROUP
INSTRUCTION AND LITERACY
WORKSTATIONS
STEPS TO SUCCESS
• SIMPLIFY
• DEPTH CHARGING
• THE POWER OF FOCUS
• SMALL GROUP INSTRUCTION
SMALL GROUP
INSTRUCTION
• DON’T DO THE WORK FOR THE
STUDENT
• CONSTANTLY ASK WHO IS DOING THE
WORK
• GRADUAL RELEASE OF
RESPONSIBILITY
GRADUAL RELEASE
MODEL
• TEACHER MODELS
• STUDENTS TRY
• STUDENTS ON OWN
LISTEN
• “MICKEY MOUSE EARS”
• LISTEN 2X AS MUCH AS WE
SPEAK DURING SMALL GROUP
MAKING TIME FOR
SMALL GROUPS
• 90 MINUTES
• WHOLE GROUP----HAVE UP CLOSE
“PROXIMITY BREADS ENGAGEMENT
• SMALL GROUPS: TEACHER CONFERECING
WHOLE GROUP
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EVERYBODY – EVERYDAY
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READ ALOUD EVERYDAY, FICTION, NONFICTION, BIG BOOKS,
POETRY AND BASIL
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MINI-LESSONS
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ANCHOR CHARTS – FAMILIAR LANGUAGE, PICTURES, COLOR
“CAN’T JUST TEACH VERBALLY, NEED TO CONSIDER THE
VISUAL LEARNER”
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GRADE LEVEL MATERIALS, GRADE LEVEL STANDARDS
SMALL GROUP
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WHO:
4-5 STUDENTS OR LESS
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WHAT:
ITEM ANALYSIS
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WHEN:
2 SMALL GROUPS EVERYDAY (20 MINUTES EACH)
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“QUALITY OVER QUANTITY”: MEET KIDS WHERE THEY ARE
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SMALL GROUP ALLOWS FOR ACCOMODATIONS WHERE
WHOLE GROUP DOESN’T
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“SUCCESS BREADS MORE SUCCESS”
SMALL GROUP
INSTRUCTION
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LOOK FOR PATTERNS IN DATA
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FORMAL: PROGRESS MONITORING/ISEL
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INFORMAL: DAILY NOTES, OBSERVATIONS
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FLEXIBLE GROUP FOLDER
WHAT ARE LITERACY WORK
STATIONS?
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8-10 STATIONS
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ONGOING PRACTICE WITH THINGS WE ALREADY TEACH
WITH – 20 MINUTES
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AUTHENTIC READING, WRITING, LISTENING SPEAKING,
WORKING WITH WORDS
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FIRST 6 WEEKS ESTABLISH ROUTINES
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BACKWARD PLAN
LITERACY STATION IDEAS
• TALKING STATIONS – ORAL LANGUAGE
DEVELOPMENT
• OVERHEAD STATIONS
• WORD STUDY STATION
• BUDDY READING
GETTING STARTED WITH LITERACY
WORK STATIONS
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DETERMINE # OF STATIONS (INLINE WITH CURRICULUM)
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ROOM ARRANGEMENT
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MODEL…MODEL…MODEL
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WEEK 1 WALK AROUND DURING INDEPENDENT READING TIME-GET TO KNOW
YOUR STUDENTS-CREATE ANCHOR CHARTS WITH STUDENTS
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INTRODUCE ONE STATION A DAY “I CAN LISTS”
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CONTINUE PROCESS FOR NEXT 4 WEEKS (APPROX)
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“CREATE YOUR MANAGEMENT BOARD”
PRACTICE-PRACTICE-PRACTICE
• “PRACTICE ISN’T SOMETHING YOU DO ONCE
YOU’RE GOOD. IT’S THE THING YOU DO THAT
MAKES YOU GOOD”.
MALCOLM GLADWELL, AUTHOR OF OUTLINERS