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326: Making Small Group Instruction More Effective with Dr. Julia Lindsey
Small group instruction is a regular part of many literacy blocks—but what actually makes a small group effective? And do you really need to meet with every student every day? In this episode, Emily is joined by Dr. Julia Lindsey to rethink some of the traditional ways teachers approach small group reading instruction. Instead of starting with rotations, reading levels, or the pressure to get every student to the teacher table, Julia encourages teachers to start with something much more important: the specific needs of their students. Julia shares why small group instruction is mo...
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Hey, Stellar Teachers, welcome back to the Stellar Teacher podcast. I'm Emily, and today we are continuing our small group success series
with a conversation that I have been looking forward to for so long. Today I'm joined by Dr. Julia B. Lindsay, author of Small Groups, Big Results.
And today we're gonna dig more into a small group reading instruction and what that can actually look like in our classroom. Hey, Julia, welcome to the podcast, how are you?
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