Literacy Groups

 

Literacy Groups is an integral part of my English timetable: we undertake tasks three - four times weekly.

Groups are differentiated and run according to a schedule so that I can read with each weekly, and at other times, students work in small groups or individually.

Over the years I have made many games, but found Teach This to have the most valuable pre-made variety of games. 

Games can include:

• Word Attack: spelling and reading
• Charades
• CVC
• Phonics/Sounds
• Sentence writing
•  Grammar games
• Sound hunts
• Book hunts
• Scrabble
• Boggle
• Up Words
• Scategorries
• Bingo
• Rhyming games
• Sight words
• Spelling games
• Writing
• Magnetic lettering/words

 

Upon benchmarking each term, I formulate groups and have these displayed on posters for student's reference. Names are blu-tacked to laminated posters so that they can be moved around as the focus changes or as they move up the levels.

Grouping is flexible and dependent on the reading level/benchmark of the students, or the lesson's focus. I make tubs or boxes for each group and colour-code to match groups. Games, readers and worksheets are rotated on a weekly basis.










Readers are filed according to level and accessible for students for homework. They are allowed to swap as they need.