If you have different levels in the same class, and you are going through a reading strategy together in class, how do you do this if they are using different reading levels?

After you have assessed your students’ CARS data, but before you conduct your Lesson, you can group your students based on the reading levels within your classroom or across multiple classrooms. This means teachers are able to deliver instruction for these groups separately. When students are grouped based on their reading levels, you will be able to conduct the lesson by introducing the strategies as these occur across all levels. You will be able to use the INTRODUCTION statement in the getting started section in each lesson.

You can pick one student from each level to volunteer to read out the question and have the students complete the answers. After the students complete their answers, you can have your students discuss the answers within their group. Every student can therefore complete work at their point of need independently.

While the students are working at their levels you then can move around the room supporting any level or student as the need arises. At this point you will be acting as a facilitator. You will be able to find more information in the Teaching Guide on how to execute the program effectively in your classroom.