# data[].attributes.body
In my literacy block, I plan to incorporate both whole class instruction and small group instruction. Depending on the information I will be delivering to students, I plan to have my whole class instruction consist of 15-30 minutes. After whole class instruction, if students do not have questions, and I am confident they understand what is expected of them, then I will send them off to engage in small group instruction. I believe small group instruction is important because learning collaboratively helps students learn how to work with different types of learners and develop social and interpersonal skills. As the teacher, I will check in with every group to make sure they are on task and assist accordingly. I will also make sure to group students with various skills, so they can assist each other in different ways. For students who are low achieving, I'll pay closer attention to and work more closely with them and students who are higher achieving, I can put together more challenging tasks for them to challenge them.

# data[].attributes.body
I would like to introduce a topic to the entire class and give time and energy into all of my students and monitor their understanding of the topic and lesson. I want my students to feel comfortable asking questions and know that everyone learns differently and has different needs. From this weeks lecture it was super beneficial to see the breakdown of most effective time management for a reading block, now I know in order to keep students engaged and motivated I should try to stick to 25 minutes of whole group instruction and 48 minutes of small group. I would like to monitor my students needs and select who and what I would be working on during small group time. This could include writing, rhyming, and using teaching strategies like blending or segmentation. I also want my students to have time reading good books and teaching them methods to find good books that interest them.

# data[].attributes.body
Whole class instruction is great for a short 20-30 minute introduction of the content. However, I want to spend as much time as I can during literacy block teaching in small groups rather than whole class instruction. Following the whole class introduction of the new content, I will spend the remaining literacy block with small group instruction will allow me to provide students with more support where they need it. In small groups I will focus on specific strategies according to each groups needs. While I am working in small groups, the other students may be independently reading or writing, filling out response sheets, having literary discussions with their peers, etc..

# data[].attributes.body
In my future literacy block, I hope to teach literacy skills to the whole class along with small groups. By starting with whole group instruction it allows for the students who will be working independently can begin to work. The students who will be in the small group will be able to hear the skills in a variety of different ways throughout the day or week. As I mentioned above, while I work with the small group on a specific skill or topic, the rest of the class will be independently working on reading or other classroom work/skills. This gives students who may need a more challenging task to do so independently.

# data[].attributes.body
I feel as though when introducing new literacy skills it is important to do so as a whole class instruction. The information is something that all students will need to know. After the information is put out there I would then divide the students up into their small group instruction. The groups would be based off of their level of understanding and skill level. During the small group instruction i will to see the areas in which the students are struggling and adjust the material to meet their needs and focus on what needs to be done in order for the students to meet their goals. Small group instruction is fluid, meaning the are meant for the students to focus on their areas of struggle and hopefully overcome it, allowing them to move on and up from their group.

# data[].attributes.body
I like the idea of teaching and introducing new literacy skills in whole class instruction in the form of a mini-lesson. I think mini-lessons are good methods of teaching new skills, because they get the point across quickly which keeps students attention. I then want to use the Daily 5 or something similar for stations to get students practicing those new skills. I will be able to work with small groups during this time, which will allow me to correct and give feedback to make sure they are understanding. From those small groups and how they go, I will be able to tweak or redirect instruction and formulate a clarifying mini-lesson if need be, or further small group plans to practice and work on the new skill.

# data[].attributes.body
When teaching literacy skills I want to start out in whole group instruction to teach the content. This also ensures that all students are learning the same thing instead of splitting them up for all content learning. Once the whole group instruction has been taught I will split them into their small groups based on either their reading levels/skill levels. By doing this I can be sure that the students who are struggling in similar areas are getting the right help. The small groups will work on specific skills. During small groups is when I will be able to assess if what the students are struggling with is all the same because if it is then I can create a whole group lesson that helps everyone.

# data[].attributes.body
I will be teaching main skills in whole group instruction so everyone is learning the same thing. During small group instruction, I will split them up based on their skill levels so they have more practice working on something they need to work on for themselves. As a teacher, I will be working with each group to make sure they are understanding the skills they need to be understanding. I also think small group needs to be more focused on reading skills and reading levels to ensure that the students are able to reach to the reading level they need to be reaching.

# data[].attributes.body
I will always teach literacy skills to the whole class, giving everyone the equal opportunity to learn the skill, reminding all students that they will have a chance to practice with me soon. During small group instruction time, I want all students to be working on their skill independently, with reassurance that they will get to practice with me and show me how great they have been doing in a one-on-one (small group). If most students do just fine with the independent practice, then I will practice again with another example in the small group. If most students struggle, then I will go through that same example with the small group. If some students struggle and some succeed, I will use those who understand to also help their peers understand, increasing a welcoming and inclusive classroom environment!

# data[].attributes.body
- First I will always teach or folow up on a literacy or fluency skill by doing a read aloud that has features that lend itself to what the students are learning.
- When I start small group instruction I want to focus on following up on what we did as a whole as well as practice phonic where it is needed.
- While working with small groups I would have the other students be doing reading time but find something for them to engage themselves in what they are reading (writing inferences on a post-it note, looking up words they do not know yet, etc)