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HLP #17: Use Flexible Grouping

This video provides an overview of the background and rationale for high-leverage practice (HLP) 17 and demonstrates three key components of this HLP through video exemplars from real classrooms. The first key component is that groups should be highly structured and include clear directives. The second is that some groups should be homogeneous and others should be heterogeneous to provide an appropriate setting for the goals of the lesson. The third key component is that the use of flexible groups does not occur in a vacuum.

While permission to use this video is not necessary, the citation should be: Kennedy, M. J., Cook, L., Morano, S., & Peeples, K. N. (2019). High-leverage practice #17: Use Flexible Grouping. https://highleveragepractices.org/hlp-17-use-flexible-grouping

How the videos are designed:

  • Introduction and definition of each HLP
  • Brief review of the research
  • Several brief videos of general education and special education teachers implementing the practice

What the videos are:

  • A resource to augment training/professional learning
  • A demonstration of HLP practice across degrees of intensity
  • A portrayal of teachers’ implementation of an HLP
  • A demonstration of practices that can be used with all students, not only those with disabilities

What the videos are not:

  • A complete resource for training/professional learning
  • A demonstration of each tier across various settings
  • A depiction of all features of quality instruction/student engagement
  • Promoting the use of practices that would replace the need for intense, data-driven decisions and interventions provided by special educators or other specialists

 

This content was produced under U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Award No. H325A170003 & S283B120021-12A . David Guardino serves as the project officer. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent the positions or policies of the U.S. Department of Education. No official endorsement by the U.S. Department of Education of any project, commodity, service, or enterprise mentioned in this website is intended or should be inferred.

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