EDAM 5008. Differentiated Small Group Instruction (2-3)  Three
credits  The course begins with a review of the core beliefs
about teaching and learning, the Guiding Principles and the
Gradual Release of Responsibility Model. The course covers what
differentiated small group instruction is, why it is used, and
how the Guiding Principles apply to it. This will be followed by
considering the developmental stages of learning to read and the
teaching emphasis at each stage. The course will then cover how
to use assessment data to group and regroup students for
differentiated instruction. Then, the learner will consider
differentiated systematic and explicit instruction and learn
what the lesson components are, how to plan the lesson, and how
to manage the classroom.  Finally, the course will cover how to
create a partnership with parents and how to communicate with
them.