Many teachers work with small groups of students and especially if you're in an elementary  setting, making a schedule for those small groups can be one of the most challenging tasks of your entire school year. 

For today's episode, I have invited back my dear friend, Kristen Vibas, to chat about just that, the peculiarities of scheduling and grouping English learner students in elementary grades. 

Kristen Vibas is a K-6 elementary ESOL teacher living in Northern Virginia. She's been teaching multilingual learners since 2005 in one of the country's largest school districts.

What you will hear about in this episode:

• Scheduling and grouping English learner students in elementary grades
• The process of scheduling small groups and providing targeted English language development to students
• The importance of using data, such as ELP scores and assessment scores, to group students with similar language needs for effective instruction
• Grouping students with similar language needs in order to effectively target their individual language development

Show Notes:

• Episode 82  - How to Master Small Group Scheduling and Instruction with guest Kristen Vibas

Resources Mentioned:

• The ESL Teaching Roadmap – membership community for middle and high school ESL/ELL teachers. As a thank you for listening, use code ESLPODCAST for 10% off when you join. 
• Simply Ieva ESL Teachers Pay Teachers Store
• 1:1 ESL Teacher Coaching Session 
• Essential Lesson Plan Bundle

Related/Previous Episodes:

• Episode 22 - Teaching Reading with Kristen Vibas
• Episode 80 - Empowering English learners - an Asset Based Approach
• Episode 72 - Four easy ways to differentiate the same lesson

Connect with Kristen: 

• On Instagram - @awalkinthechalk

Connect with Ieva:

• Instagram - @simplyievaesl
• Website - www.simplyieva.com
• Join the  - Simply Ieva Facebook Group 

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