Small-Group+Instruction


 * __﻿Advantages Small-Group Instruction __**
 * **__﻿ __**Students are able to participate more during the instruction
 * Teachers are able to provide more instruction, praise, and feedback
 * Students are able to progress at their own rates
 * Small-group instruction typically is less boring
 * Teachers using small-group instruction are able to monitor the progress of studetns better and make teaching modifications
 * Small-group instruction provides students with language differences with a more comfortable setting for participating and asking for clarification
 * The small-group arrangement is especially important for students with learning and behavioral problems because many of these students lack the skills to work and learn independently
 * A small-group follow-up can be helpful to students who do not learn sufficiently during large-group teacher presentations
 * Small-group instruction may have an advantage over one-on-one instruction because a student with learning problems may, through observation, learn a skill being taught to another group member
 * Small-group settings provide the opportunity to increase the intensity of intervention for students who have moved to Tier 2 in an RTI model

__**Disadvantages of Small-Group Instruction**__
 * ﻿ ﻿Students are required to do more seatwork
 * Teachers must do more planning
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%; overflow: hidden;">Teachers must organize more instructional variables
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%; overflow: hidden;">Teachers must provide more instruction in the respective academic or content area

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 200%; overflow: hidden;">__**Guidelines for Small-Group Instruction**__
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%; overflow: hidden;">Establish rules for small-group instruction
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%; overflow: hidden;">Make the groups as homogeneous as possible
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%; overflow: hidden;">Maintain flexible groupings
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%; overflow: hidden;">Locate the small group in an area that allows the teacher to scan the entire class
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%; overflow: hidden;">Place the students in a semicircle so that their shoulders align with the shoulders of the students beside them
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%; overflow: hidden;">Use motivation activities during small group work