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 * Flexible Grouping **

In the survey that you filled out for this workshop you indicated that Flexible Grouping was something that you were interested in. I have culled together some information for you to look at specific to this topic.

Assignment:

**Individually**: Read the article //Flexible Grouping// by Catherine Valentino. Look at the various other handouts.

**Group/Individual**:

** Option 1 ** : Working with a partner discuss the article in terms of your own practice. How and when do you create groups? How do you decide the group? What experiences have you had that are successful and what experiences have you had that failed. Why?

** Option 2 ** : Use the Flexible Grouping Lesson Plan template and design a reading lesson that uses a single text for whole-class instruction.

** Option 3 ** : By yourself or with a partner, look over the worksheet and come up with a lesson plan that utilizes at least three different grouping strategies in one lesson.

** Group ** : Come back together as a whole group and discuss what you did and how you will use this information in class.

**Individually**: