{"id":367,"date":"2021-03-23T13:37:40","date_gmt":"2021-03-23T13:37:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/literacytrialsite\/?p=367"},"modified":"2021-03-23T13:37:40","modified_gmt":"2021-03-23T13:37:40","slug":"reading-group-time-what-is-your-focus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/literacytrialsite\/2021\/03\/23\/reading-group-time-what-is-your-focus\/","title":{"rendered":"Reading Group Time &#8211; What is your focus?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When planning your reading group sessions, what is the focus? Reading group sessions which involve the teacher require a chunk of teacher time out of your literacy session. To ensure everyone is benefiting from this time, we have created <span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff\" href=\"https:\/\/glowscotland.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/r\/sites\/EastAyrshire\/eaglowcentralsitemain2019\/easacglowcentralmain2019\/easacactivelitresourcesmain2019\/Shared%20Documents\/ALP%20Reading%20+%20Comprehension\/Assessing%20Reading\/Reading%20Group%20Focus.pdf?csf=1&amp;web=1&amp;e=SuJ0vM\">a guide to what you might focus on during your reading group sessions. <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/literacytrialsite\/2021\/03\/23\/reading-group-time-what-is-your-focus\/reading-group-focus\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-368\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-368\" 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