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This episode revisits a popular discussion on maximizing small-group reading instruction with insights from a team of authors.

Episode 143 This conversation remains one of our most downloaded episodes and for good reason. As we focus this month on small-group instruction, we’re revisiting this important discussion with a team of authors who published the article Maximizing Small-Group Reading Instruction. In this episode, we explore: • Why small-group reading instruction has been so widely adopted • What the research actually says about its effectiveness • Common misconceptions about small-gro...

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Hosts: Melissa, Lori

Topics covered

• small-group instruction
• reading instruction
• educational research
• misconceptions
• effectiveness

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Books & works: Maximizing Small-Group Reading Instruction

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