Five Minute Focus: What is partner reading and paragraph shrinking?

Explore how Partner Reading and Paragraph Shrinking can strengthen fluency, comprehension, and student engagement through structured peer collaboration. Because this topic includes multiple routines, this Five-Minute Focus slide deck is larger than usual and will require more time to work through.

These Five-Minute Focus slide decks were designed with busy staff meetings in mind. Each deck highlights an important literacy topic and follows a practical, easy-to-use structure:

• What is it?
• Why is it important?
• Practical teaching tips for implementation
• Connected resources to deepen learning and support instruction

Complete with speaker notes to support presentation delivery, these short slide decks are an effective way to build educator knowledge, strengthen instructional capacity, and spark meaningful professional learning conversations.