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How should I group students?

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We recommend grouping students according to the level they are on in Sonday System. Scheduling and individual needs can also be considered, but it is important that students in the same group be at the same or similar skill levels. 

While there is no limit to how many students can be assigned to a group, we recommend groups of six or fewer students to maximize learning potential.

It is critical to look into the data of students' Teacher Resource Book (TRB) assessments and analyze student errors to determine which students have similar deficits and should be placed together. It may be helpful to group students by spelling level. The Sonday System Learning Plans are set up to review reading and spelling of sounds, words, and sentences based on the sounds and rules that have been introduced. A group that is organized by spelling level can work together comfortably through 20-30 minutes of a learning plan that includes Read Sounds, Spell Sounds, Read Words, Spell Words, and Introduce New Material. The last 10 minutes is for reading aloud. Students can be paired for oral reading; some can work independently at a reading task and some can remain in the instructional group so you can monitor.