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Organization for Guided Reading Plus:
Early Language and Literacy Certificate, Course 1
Class 2Guided Reading Plus
HousekeepingO I’m teaching DP class – room at Howell if you want
to changeO Breaks/Snacks protocolO Plan to live with uncertainty – can’t have the whole
picture up front!O Norms
O Respect everyone’s learning—questions, table talkO Be fully present (technology)O Cell phones on vibrateO No side conversationsO On timeO Tangents – not a hillO ALWAYS bring all handouts in a binder to class
HousekeepingO Reminder
O Begin teaching your GRP case study group by next class – Thurs 11/29
O Revisit materials handoutO Any last minute questions about materials?
O Electronic Reflection JournalO separate reflections – 1 class, 1 readingO keep going on same documentO will collect in Dec, March & May
O HomeworkO Check it out before last minute!
O Early Language and Literacy Certificate = a lot of early work!
Homework ReviewO Article: Active From the Start
O “Be careful not to establish a pattern where the child waits for the teacher to do the work. This is the point at which the child must learn that he must work at a difficulty, take some initiative, make some links. [This] is the general principle that needs to be established at this time…” (Clay)
O What does this mean to you?O Look for examples in the article –
italics portion
Table IntroductionsO Name O SchoolO Grade Level
O Table talk: What is reading?
Foundational Understanding
O“…. reading [is] a O message-getting, O problem-solving activity O which increases in power and
flexibility the more it is practiced.” (Marie Clay).
Essential Questions
O How does Guided Reading Plus enhance Guided Reading?
O How does Guided Reading Plus fit within the Reading Workshop?
Foundational Ideas:Balanced Literacy
ODPS Reading Curriculum
O Includes 4 interrelated componentsO Read aloudO Shared readingO Guided reading O Independent reading
Foundational Ideas:Balanced Literacy
OThe success of balanced literacy depends on 1. including all the components in the
literacy block2. how the teacher creates
instructional opportunities throughout the block in order to
O activate background knowledgeO integrate sources of information (M, S, V)O apply problem-solving strategies
Foundational Ideas
OGRP is one piece of the Reading WorkshopO It replaces
OGuided ReadingOIncludes individual
conferences
Foundational IdeasO Guided Reading Plus is a two-day format,
ideally back to backO Case Study Group will meet daily, but other
groups could meet 2-4 days a weekOCase Study: M,T & W, Th & F, M…..O Other groups:
O M,T & W,Th or O M,T & Th, F etc.
O Suggestion: STOP thinking about it as M-F, but as Day 1-5 – like specials
Lesson PlannerO Handout: GRP Lesson Planner, Look-
fors, Guidesheet
O Linda Dorn (creator of Guided Reading Plus)
O Basic Parts of lesson
What does Guided Reading Plus look like?
O VideoO Fiction Reading Day (10 min)
O After each section – What are you noticing?
O Word Study
O Orientation to New Book
O During Reading
O After Reading New Book
What does Guided Reading Plus look like?
O VideoO Fiction Writing Day (6 min)
O After each section – What are you noticing?
O Assessment – Running Record
O Writing About Reading & Discussion
What does Guided Reading Plus look like?
O How does Guided Reading Plus compare to Guided Reading?
O Look-fors in Guided Reading Plus
O Changes to Guided Reading Plus for DPSO 1 Running Record (not 2)
O Option of new independent book (not just books already read/familiar)
O Writing without checks (use if you want)
O Three types of writing (not just independent)
Foundational Ideas
OPace is critical to effectiveness of GRP, so we have to learn to fit everything in to the lesson time frameO use a timer for each section!O when time is up, move on, finished
or not
Foundational IdeasO Establish routines for your GRP group
O Entry routineO “Sit like a reader”O Book bags/folders/basketsO Use of whiteboards, markers, erasersO Magnetic letters organization
Rituals & RoutinesO Think about the video we just
watched. What rituals and routines had been established in that group?
O Share at your table any rituals, routines or organizational structures that you have found to be effective with small groups
What does Guided Reading Plus look like?
O VideoO Non-fiction Reading Day (10 min)
O After each section – What are you noticing?
O Word Study
O Orientation to New Book
O During Reading
O After Reading New Book
What does Guided Reading Plus look like?
O VideoO Non-fiction Writing Day (6 min)
O After each section – What are you noticing?
O Assessment – Running Record
O Writing About Reading & Discussion
O Handout: Sample Lesson – English & Spanish
Essential Question
O How does Guided Reading Plus enhance Guided Reading?
O How does Guided Reading Plus fit within the Reading Workshop?
Essential ConnectionsO LEAP
O MCD*: methods & pacing, academic languageO HIIM**: check for understanding, feedback
O English Language LearnersO Oral Language DevelopmentO Academic Language
O Common Core ShiftsO NonfictionO EvidenceO Increasing text complexity
*MCD = Masterful Content Delivery**HIIM = High Impact Instructional Moves
HomeworkO READ
O Guidesheet, Look-fors, Lesson Planner & Sample Lesson (quiz next class)
O DOO Reflect on classO Reflect on readingO Begin teaching GRP Case Study group –
Nov 29O BRING to next class
O Days & time you will teach your GRP group
O Next class powerpoint (for notes)O ALL handouts received thus far
