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Daily Plan AT A GLANCE
Reading
Whole Group
  • Oral Language
  • Phonics
  • Comprehension/Vocabulary
Group Time
Differentiated
Instruction
Meet with small groups to
provide:
  • Skill Support
  • Reading Support
  • Fluency Practice
Night Letters
dear stars
Paws and Claws
The First Year
Follow Me!
Decodable Reader 13: Stuck in the Mud
Read
This week's lessons for daily group time can be found
behind the Differentiated Instruction (DI) tab on
pp. DI•22–DI•31.
Whole Group
  • Fluency
Language Arts
  • Grammar
  • Writing
  • Spelling
  • Research/Inquiry
  • Speaking/Listening/Viewing
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reading intervention.
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Sharon Vaughn
For ideas on grouping for intervention and ELL students, see the article "Reading Instruction Grouping for Students with Reading Difficulties" by Scott Foresman author Sharon Vaughn and others.
TEACHER TALK
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Be sure to schedule
time for students
to work on the
unit inquiry project
"Environmental Change." This
week students analyze information
to determine whether or not it is useful. They will take notes on valid information.
Group-Time Survival Guide
Group-Time Survival Guide
  p. 30, Weekly Contract
Looking Ahead
Small Group Plan for Differentiated Instruction
1
2
3
Begin with whole class skill and strategy instruction.
Meet with small groups to provide differentiated instruction.
Gather the whole class back together for fluency and language arts.
DAY 1
Independent Activities
Advanced
Strategic Intervention
On-Level
Independent Activities
 While you meet with small groups, have the rest of the class…
  • Visit the Reading/Library Center
  • Listen to the Background Building Audio
  • Finish Write to Read, p. 330
  • Complete Practice Book 3.1 pp. 123–124
  • Visit Cross-Curricular Centers
Teacher-Led
Page DI•23
  • Develop Concept Vocabulary
  • Read On-Level Reader The First Year
Teacher-Led
Page DI•22
  • Preteach Spelling of /j/, /k/, /s/
  • Read Decodable Reader 13
  • Read Below-Level
    Reader Paws and Claws
Teacher-Led
Page DI•23
  • Read Advanced Reader Follow Me!
  • Independent Extension Activity
DAY 2
Independent Activities
Advanced
Strategic Intervention
On-Level
Independent Activities
 While you meet with small groups, have the rest of the class…
  • Visit the Reading/Library Center
  • Listen to the AudioText for Night Letters
  • Finish Words to Write, p. 333
  • Complete Practice Book 3.1
    pp. 125–126, 129
  • Write in their Strategy Response Logs, pp. 334, 343
  • Visit Cross-Curricular Centers
  • Work on inquiry projects
Teacher-Led
Pages 335–343
  • Read Night Letters
Teacher-Led
Page DI•24
  • Practice Lesson Vocabulary
  • Read Multisyllabic Words
  • Read or Listen to Night Letters
Teacher-Led
Page DI•25
  • Extend Vocabulary
  • Read Night Letters
DAY 3
Independent Activities
Advanced
Strategic Intervention
On-Level
Independent Activities
 While you meet with small groups, have the rest of the class…
  • Visit the Reading/Library Center
  • Listen to the AudioText for Night Letters
  • Write in their Strategy Response Logs, p. 348
  • Finish Look Back and Write,
    p. 350
  • Complete Practice Book 3.1
    p. 127
  • Visit Cross-Curricular Centers
  • Work on inquiry projects
Teacher-Led
Pages 344–349
  • Read Night Letters
Teacher-Led
Page DI•26
  • Practice Draw Conclusions and Ask Questions
  • Read or Listen to Night Letters
Teacher-Led
Page DI•27
  • Extend Draw Conclusions and Ask Questions
  • Read Night Letters
DAY 4
Independent Activities
Advanced
Strategic Intervention
On-Level
Independent Activities
 While you meet with small groups, have the rest of the class…
  • Visit the Reading/Library Center
  • Listen to the AudioText for "dear stars"
  • Visit the Writing and Vocabulary Centers
  • Finish Writing Across Texts,
    p. 353
  • Visit Cross-Curricular Centers
  • Work on inquiry projects
Teacher-Led
Pages 352–353
  • Read "dear stars"
Teacher-Led
Page DI•28
  • Practice Retelling
  • Read or Listen to "dear stars"
Teacher-Led
Page DI•29
  • Read "dear stars"
  • Genre Study
DAY 5
Independent Activities
Advanced
Strategic Intervention
On-Level
Independent Activities
 While you meet with small groups, have the rest of the class…
  • Visit the Reading/Library Center
  • Complete Practice Book 3.1
    pp. 128, 130
  • Visit Cross-Curricular Centers
  • Work on inquiry projects
Teacher-Led
Page DI•31
  • Reread Leveled Reader The First Year
  • Retell The First Year
Teacher-Led
Page DI•30
  • Reread Leveled Reader Paws and Claws
  • Retell Paws and Claws
Teacher-Led
Page DI•31
  • Reread Leveled Reader Follow Me!
  • Share Extension Activity
Grouping Place English language learners in the groups that correspond to their reading abilities in English.
Use the appropriate Leveled Reader or other text at students' instructional level.
Tip Send home the appropriate Multilingual Summary of the
main selection on Day 1.
ELL