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Small groups are the perfect opportunity to zone in on missing skills to fill those gaps, extend thinking, or reteach the lesson. This is where I really get to know my students' strengths and weaknesses. This helps me to understand how I can scaffold/differentiate/push during whole group. Some successes during my small groups are the improvement in blending sounds! They also have been encouraging one another when there is a success and that is rolling over into whole group.

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Small groups help teachers differentiate and better meet the individual needs of students. Small groups also help teachers get to know more about individual students, and helps students become more comfortable interacting with each others. There are opportunities for them to connect with each other and the content in the small group.

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Small groups allow flexibility in the classroom while meeting the needs of the students. Small groups can support students with deficit skills while also challenging students who are ready. Small groups can also provide deeper insights to students' thinking as the teacher is able to observe each child in the group as well as allow more students to respond to questioning.

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Small groups (In library, I use stations) help keep behavior on task. It also helps to informally assess if students understand the objective. I had K students work in groups of 4 to sort safe/unsafe behavior in school images. I had the K helper monitoring two groups and I monitored the other two. It gives all students a chance to respond.

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Small groups are necessary since it allows students to get extra help on subject areas that are needed. It also helps students become more engaged in the material in a smaller setting. 

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Small groups are necessary since it allows students to get extra help on subject areas that are needed. It also helps students become more engaged in the material in a smaller setting. 

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Hannah Hofferbert

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Small groups are great! small groups create a better teaching and  learning environment for both parties. It also gives the kids the attention that they are looking for in gym class. Its easier to celebrate there successes. Example: Coach look at me, coach I caught it, coach watch this, coach I caught 8 times, coach , coach , coach :)

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Small groups are great! small groups create a better teaching and  learning environment for both parties. It also gives the kids the attention that they are looking for in gym class. Its easier to celebrate there successes. Example: Coach look at me, coach I caught it, coach watch this, coach I caught 8 times, coach , coach , coach :)

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Small groups are necessary because you can target the needs of students and help them make gains faster and close the gap in skills. My students are more engaged in small group and making growth especially in their sight word skills.  Amy Karwacki

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Small groups provide teachers/staff an opportunity to meet with students where they are at and help them succeed. Reteaching skills that a group of students may not have achieved and giving them a more comfortable space/smaller group of peers around to ask questions and participate.

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Small groups are necessary to help target student individual needs. In whole group instruction it can be difficult to provide feedback for each student.  Successes I have from small groups is participation. Striving students are sometimes left in the shadows in a whole group setting. Small groups allow those striving students to thrive as they are around other students with the same skills as them. They are more encouraged to interact and speak without the fear of embarrassment in a small group setting. - Burton

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Small groups are necessary to help target student individual needs. In whole group instruction it can be difficult to provide feedback for each student.  Successes I have from small groups is participation. Striving students are sometimes left in the shadows in a whole group setting. Small groups allow those striving students to thrive as they are around other students with the same skills as them. They are more encouraged to interact and speak without the fear of embarrassment in a small group setting. - Burton

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Small groups are important for various reasons. In reading, for example, on grade level students can be challenged to push themselves beyond the grade level expectations. Students who are struggling can be afforded more practice time and immediate feedback in a comfortable setting. So far this year, we are focusing on various reading skills after reviewing student data, and are working toward many goals.

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Small groups are needed to enforce equity in each classroom and making sure all students are able to understand and grasp what is being taught in the classroom.

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Small groups are necessary because it allows teachers to provide instruction to their students based on their individual needs. It allows students time to practice the skills they need in order to help bridge the gaps they may be lacking. My students have been improving their knowledge of rhyming words in small group by doing some fun activities based on matching rhyming words.

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Small groups are an intrical part of ensuring we are being responsive and meeting the needs of all kids.  This is an opportunity to reteach, reinforce and/or extend. Giguere

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Small groups are an intrical part of ensuring we are being responsive and meeting the needs of all kids.  This is an opportunity to reteach, reinforce and/or extend. Giguere

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Small group instruction provides instruction and support that is differentiated and tailored to the needs of the identified groups. Having fluid groups allows for students to move in and out as needed. Small groups allows more 1:1 time with students to collect data and provide supports to close the gaps with needed skills. Students personalities also shine, and often feel a different level of comfort in small groups!

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Meena
Small groups provide direct instructions to the students and help teachers meet them at their levels. I have seen my students
participate more in small groups, they don't hesitate to share their ideas, read out loud, and ask questions.

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Small groups are necessary for filling in the gaps that children come to school with.  It allows for specialized lessons to meet kids where they are and get them where they need to be.  Small groups are more successful this year by having 2 teachers in the room during our small group time.

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Small groups allow teachers to address the needs of their students beyond the whole group instruction. It also allows teachers to work with students on IEP or other skills When used with multiple adults, it allows teachers to provide different levels of support with different activities.

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Small groups help to close the gaps in student learning. When implemented successfully, students who are struggling with a specific concept are pulled to work more closely with the teacher so that they get the targeted instruction that they need while other students work independently or in small groups together on other skills/ concepts. I've had great success utilizing small groups in all of the grade levels that I've taught and in each of the different subject areas. For example, in phonics I have students who are able work on a skill independently while I pull those who are struggling that day to work with me in a small group to practice more. After small group I move them onto the independent work to complete certain targeted parts or numbers on their own. The extra few minutes in an even smaller small group REALLY does help the kids to gain more understanding so that they are prepared to move forward.

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Small groups help children who need a more focused discussion get that one on one time with an educator. Their academic skills and needs can be more easily assessed and put to use.

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Small groups help provide more individualized instruction for students. Students get the support and help that they need at the level that they need to prosper. Students who struggle with on-grade curriculum really benefit from small groups and it takes away the pressure when they struggle within whole-group time.

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Small groups are important to grow student's academic skills.  The purpose of small group instruction is to address learning deficits.
I have seen children apply SEL skills throughout the day to de-escalate situations.

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Small groups are necessary because it gives me the opportunity to meet with my students and address their individual needs. I usually pull small groups during my ELA centers and after grading math exit tickets in case I need to reteach a lesson.

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Small group allows for customized and tailored instruction. It allows teachers and staff to better meet the needs of the students. They're able to get more attention and to get the appropriate level of challenge for each student. It also allows for appropriate scaffolding.

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Small groups are necessary to provide instructional level (reading), reteach, or supports for IE/504s. The successes of a small group is to have students work in a smaller setting. It helps students work together and have conversations to ensure understanding.

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Small groups allow students with similar abilities to learn at their own pace with teacher support. They are more comfortable asking questions in a smaller setting, and they can get feedback without feeling rushed. I've noticed and encouraged by how students are able to help each others in small groups

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Small groups allow teachers to meet students where they are and to helping struggling students succeed. I have been very successful with pulling small groups as it has helped me reteach struggling students skills they may have missed. It has also helped push students that are higher achieving.

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Small groups help students achieve more success.  They tend to feel more comfortable and are more willing to participate.  The teacher is better able to help meet the student's needs.  -Mary Boniface

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Small groups help students achieve more success.  They tend to feel more comfortable and are more willing to participate.  The teacher is better able to help meet the student's needs.  -Mary Boniface