Support Materials
for
Students with
Special
Education Needs
IMPLEMENTATION
Smallgroup
instruction
Smallgroup
instruction may
be
used
to:
•
provide
additional modelling
or
practice
of
knowledge,
skills
or
strategies
•
support
students with
difficulties
in
a
particular
aspect
of English
to
undertake work
in
the
same
content
area,
field,
topic
or
theme
as
their
peers
•
monitor
students’
progress more
closely
•
reflect
on
learning,
clarify
and
extend
ideas
(Curriculum Corporation
2005).
Smallgroup
instruction may
include:
•
homogeneous
groups used
for
guided
practice
and
independent
practice
at
a
specified
level
•
heterogeneous
groups
used
for
problem
solving,
exploring
concepts,
development
of
social
skills.
Individual
instruction
Individual
instruction
is
sometimes necessary
for
a
student
to
learn
and
acquire
knowledge,
skills
and
strategies.
Individual
instruction may
be
used
to:
•
provide
additional modelling
of
knowledge,
skills
and
strategies
at
the
appropriate
place
on
the English
continuum
•
support
a
student with
a
specific
aspect
of English with which
they
are
experiencing
difficulty.
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Teaching
and
learning
cycle
English K–6