THE PRACTICE: Small Group Instruction and Academically-Related Discourse Instruction is organized around low-pressure, student-controlled learning groups that can assist in the development of academic language.
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What is it?

Children who are reluctant to participate verbally in class have been found to be most reluctant to speak during whole-class activities. When working in small groups in which they control interaction, children have been noted to speak more freely with peers.

Student-controlled time can serve as a bridge between the oral language that students have developed and the academic language that is decontextualized and centered around complex concepts.

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