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Guided Reading:Revisiting an old friend
Erin MonnIn-service Day Presentation for 4th and 5th grade
teachersOct. 11, 2010
Please Do NowAnswer this question:
What does a successful guided reading group look like?Be sure your response is at least 5 lines long.
Please share your response with a neighbor.
What is our purpose for today? Dipping our toes in the water with more
professional development coming Get everyone on the same page Guided reading beyond Harcourt Share ideas to TRY in your classrooms
What are the benefits to guided reading? Best of both worlds: blend Harcourt with
research-based success of guided reading
Provide data you will need to justify interventions
Consistent use of running records will allow us to move away from administering DRA2 to every student
Materials Harcourt is the foundation
Works best for on-level students Struggling readers and advanced readers need more
or different All readers need real literature
Key-look at needs of students Other options
Book rooms Will be expanding Appreciate suggestions for reading materials
School library Classroom libraries
Cover the same skills covered with the leveled readers
Materials (cont.) Worksheets
We do not want to “workbook” our kids to death.
Use sparingly; they should be one, very small part of reading program
Students do not have to complete every workbook page.
Check for understanding in different ways FCRR activities Center activities Performance in guided reading groups Reading response journals
Groups How big can the groups be?
Struggling readers/below-level groups (3-4) Proficient/on-level groups (5-6) Advanced/above-level groups (7-8)
How often do we meet? Struggling readers/below-level groups (every day) Proficient/on-level groups (4 days) Advanced/above level groups (every other day)
Who meets with groups? Classroom teachers meet with EVERY group. Future consideration-Guided reading training for paraprofessionals
What can the paraprofessionals be doing now? Work with groups of students reviewing skills/strategies already
covered Conference with students as they read independently Help students as they work at centers
Groups (cont.) After I look at my data, I have a student who is more advanced
than my above-level group. How do I meet his needs? Students need other students in their guided reading groups Talk with your colleagues and see if they have similar students Combine the students from different classes to create a group Rotate through the teachers on the team Same can be done if you have one or two students who are below grade
level
After I look at my data, I have an above-level student, but there is no other student in my grade level to pair her with. How do I meet her needs?
Fourth grade Talk with a fifth grade teacher and see if the student would fit in one of
his/her guided reading groups Student only goes to the next grade level for guided reading; not whole
group Contact parents and make sure they are okay with arrangement
Fifth grade Talk with me and we will brainstorm together
Lesson format Instructional level Chapter books and novels
Cover multiple skills/strategies over the duration of a chapter book or novel Mix of genres Two possibilities
Struggling reader lesson format (refer to chart)* Warm read
Rereading take home materials Before reading During reading
Techniques Whisper reading The Helping Hand of Reading (prompts for decoding)
After reading
Proficient/Advanced reader lesson format Literature circles (refer to handout)*
www.litcircles.org www.lauracandler.com
*This will look different from Harcourt plan; These are ideas to try until further professional development is provided
What if I want help? Just Ask! That’s what I am here for. I can:
Help look at data to form groups Help choose appropriate reading material Help implement a schedule Help implement meaningful independent work
for students not in guided reading groups Model a guided reading group
Share ideas amongst yourselves