Patrol News: Our next patrol meeting will be this Thursday, April 18 at lunch in Room 22. We will be sharing information about the upcoming patrol picnic on Thursday, June 6, 2019.
Small-Group Interventions
English language learners that require systematic instruction in English language development are best supported in a small-group setting. Providing small-group reading instruction in five core reading elements (phonological awareness, phonics, reading fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension) can really help English language learners in the elementary grades. In a small group, the ratio between student and teacher is drastically reduced allowing the teacher to identify individual student needs and easily differentiate instruction. It allows students to feel comfortable expressing their ideas and asking questions, more opportunities to talk, and time to interact with the teacher. Working in small-group interventions has the added benefit of building the teacher-student relationship which is key to any learning situation.
