Abstract of

Instructional and Professional Materials Reviews
What Do I Do With the Rest of the Kids? Ideas for Meaningful Independent Activities During Small-group Reading Instruction

Michael F. Opitz

Michael P. Ford

The authors review several books that suggest ways to engage students in meaningful independent activities. Such activities are useful when the teacher is working with small guided reading groups and need to ensure that other students are still enhancing their literacy learning.

Abstract from Opitz, M.F., & Ford, M.P. (2004, December). What Do I Do With the Rest of the Kids? Ideas for Meaningful Independent Activities During Small-group Reading Instruction. The Reading Teacher, 58(4), 394–396. doi: 10.1598/RT.58.4.10