Small Groups, Big Impact: Using Data to Guide Instruction

Course Details

• COURSE TYPE

  Asynchronous and fully online, you can complete the course at a time that suits you.

• COURSE TIME

  1-2 learning hours. This course provides 30 days of access.

• COURSE AUDIENCE

  Reading Interventionists, Literacy Intervention Teachers, Resource Teachers, Learning Support Teachers, Special Education Teachers, Tier 2 / Tier 3 Intervention Teachers, Student Support Teachers

• WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

• Participants will learn how to design classroom environments and small-group routines that maximize engagement, reduce instructional gaps, and accelerate literacy growth. They’ll gain practical strategies for grouping students, scaffolding instruction, and building independence in struggling readers.

Course Objectives

1. Use clear, consistent lesson routines that follow structured literacy principles
2. Group students based on specific skill needs using diagnostic assessment data
3. Build multisensory strategies into sound work, reading, and comprehension activities
4. Include purposeful movement and active engagement to support focus and regulation
5. Add support when needed and plan to gradually pull it back as students gain independence

Course Topics

• Small Groups, Big Impact: Using Data to Guide Instruction
• Grouping Students by Targeted Skill Gaps
• Keeping Groups Engaged
• Putting It All Together: Differentiating in Small Groups

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