Small Group Instruction and Peer Tutoring

My current practice with small group instruction involves a group of math students who are not achieving at grade level. In collaboration with the classroom teacher, we have been able to identify the areas of need. Within the small group, we work hands on and intensely on the areas where they need support. In this particular group, the learning needs and styles are very similar. It is easy to use the teaching strategies that support these students, and allow them to work in ways that benefit them. The response we have received from this small group has been incredible. In a few short months, they have overcome many learning obstacles, they are motivated and they show interest in learning. Within this math group, I use peer grouping quite a bit. It could be peer tutoring, peer practice, peer completion of assignments and even assessment. The students love this learning method. They enjoy working together and learning from one another.