Dr. Sharon Walpole, an expert in reading instruction, discusses how to balance whole group and small group reading instruction. She explains her free open-access curriculum, Bookworms, and the phonics lessons in her book, How to Plan Differentiated Reading Instruction. The podcast covers topics such as the origins of differentiated reading instruction, the challenges of balancing whole group and small group instruction, the use of decodable text, different approaches to teaching reading, and the importance of word and world knowledge for student success.
