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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am curious about whether there is a MCPS curriculum decision to not have small reading groups in 2nd grade but instead to read books as a whole classroom so that all students can experience the same books and discussion at the same time. 
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I’ve never known 2nd grade not to have reading groups.  Alternatively, reading groups have never substituted for the teacher reading a book to entire class.  Both are usually done.[/quote]

At our ES they had them but kids at or above grade level only met once every 1-2 months where as the struggling readers met almost daily.[/quote]

Because reading groups are a remedial technique.  Not sure why parents of advanced readers want them.  [/quote]

Because even advanced readers want to talk about what they are reading.  They need to learn how to analyze a text and ask critical questions.  These are things that an advanced reader reading group could do.  Instead, they are left to sit alone to read independently.  That's great and all, but it doesn't help them move along as a readers and thinkers.  But I see and acknowledge that there is not time for that. [/quote]

+1000. Advance readers could begin to work on more advance vocabulary, deeper analysis, comparison to other books, language skills like Greek and Latin root words, or just allowed to discuss different books.  It’s absolutely wrong to assume that just because a child is advanced doesn’t mean there is room to actively engage them.[/quote]

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