Implementation of Small Group Instruction during the 60 minute Literacy Block

This was the end result of the first six months of the implementation of small group instruction inside of our Literacy Block.  Teachers were initially resistant to us "hijacking" their structure, but as Dr. Stancil so appropriately put it ... "when we see the results of this structure being effectively implemented, we look at the data, and we look at the SIP plan, we cannot NOT respond to this information,"  We recognize that there are situations where, as administrators and teachers, we have to be responsive to data with more immediate changes that aren't always convenient.  There was resistence, but you will see the end of the year survey showed that we had nearly 100% buy in to this structure, because they too, noticed the difference it made in student achievement.