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ELA Academy Part 2: Guided Reading for Emergent Readers

Northwest ISD November

2014

Goals for Today’s Session:

Debrief the Pre-A or Early Lesson plan with colleagues

Examine helpful assessments for monitoring progress and grouping students

Unpack the components of Emergent Lesson Plan

Reflect on our own practice by watching and debriefing a model lesson

Discuss scheduling, management, and progress monitoring

Debrief the Pre-A or Early Lesson Plan

Debrief about using the Early Lesson plan with students.

What is going well?

What is an area for which you would like to focus more attention?

What questions do you still have?

Share out with group.

Guided Reading Stages

Pre-A Reader(< 40 UC & LC)*Choral Read Level A text

EmergentA-C(1-4)

Early D-I

(6-16)

Transitional

J-M(18-28)

FluentN+

(30+)

Emergent Readers

Emergent Reading Skills

Emergent Reading Strategies

Letter formation Employ one-to-one matching

Know all letter and soundsUse meaning (picture clues) and initial letters to figure out unknown words

Read and write sight words Segment sounds to write unknown words

Segment sounds in sequence (CVC)

Use meaning, known words, and initial letters to self-monitor during reading writing

Space between words during writing

Discuss a story with teach prompting

Helpful Assessments for Grouping Students

Dictated SentenceWriting SampleWord ListRunning Record

Jan Richardson resources for Emergent Readers

Assessment Summary Chart p. 75

Review components of Assessments chart

Materials for Emergent Group(s)Alphabet linking chart (one per

student) primarily to use during guided writing

Letter/sound checklist (if students do not know all of their letters and sounds)

Dry erase boards, markers, erasers (set of 6)

6-8 sets of lower-case magnetic lettersPictures for sound sorts (initial

consonants and short medial vowels)Assessment kit

Materials for Emergent Group(s)Leveled booksCopies of lesson plans High frequency word chart for

each group: use to record HF words students can write (pp. 81-82)

Sound box templates (one per student) placed in sheet protector (p. 83)

Timer – A must!!!

Selecting a Text

Text considerations:Story makes senseStrong picture supportMostly familiar conceptsSome repetitive phrasesSome familiar sight wordsOne new sight word

Watch for unfamiliar concepts/unknown words Consider type of language structures

What would you take into consideration in introducing a book for a child who is finding structure tricky?

Sight Word Review – Writing(about 1 minute)

Goal/Purpose:To write the words quickly, build visual memory, and help control left to right visual scanning.

Procedure: Teacher dictates 3 words from the leveled sight

word list to see if students can write independently;

Teacher tallies progress on sight word progress monitoring form

5-6 tallies/checks show student mastery

Introduction of New Book3 - 4 minutes

Procedures: Teacher gives a gist statement. “This book is about...” Students talk about each page,

locate sight words – predict first letter to support cross-checking, etc.

Teacher supports oral language/vocab.

A thorough introduction ensures student success with the text.

Text Reading with Prompting(5-10 minutes)

Procedures: Students are reading and rereading the book

INDEPENDENTLY (no round robin reading).

Teacher listens to each student briefly and uses the Prompts on the lesson plan to know what to look and prompt for each student. Encourage student independence for strategy use. … Not about accurate reading… it’s about processing!!!

Take brief anecdotal notes on student behaviors.

Teaching Points After Reading(1-2 minutes)

Notice what strategies several students need and choose and model one or two teaching points to match needed strategies.

“I want to show you something that is going to make you a better reader.”

MODEL the strategies for the students. Have students BRIEFLY practice.

Discussions Prompt: If appropriate, ask a question that explores deeper comprehension.

Teach One Sight Word1-2 minutes

Choose one sight word (Use the same word for at least 2 days)

Use ALL FOUR strategies EVERY DAY with EVERY word: ◦ What’s Missing◦ Mix and Fix◦ Table Writing◦ Whiteboards

Pull letters for the word AHEAD of time to save instructional time

Word Study(3-5 min)

Word Student options for Emergent Readers: Picture sorts Making words Sound boxes

* See appendix A for example of words to use for each student activity

Choose only ONE activity Specific skill for each level:

Level A – hearing initial consonantsLevel B – hearing medial short vowels (a and o)Level C – hearing medial short vowels (i,e, and u)

Prepare materials ahead of time for maximum use of time

Picture Sorts

Picture Sorts: (do before sound boxes)

Level A - Each student gets a picture (no blends… one syllable)◦ Student says name of picture◦ Sounds the 1st letter◦ Names the letter◦ Places picture under correct consonant on whiteboard

Level B – Each student gets 2 pictures with for initial consonant OR short medial vowel a and o (one syllable)◦ Student names picture◦ Stretches the word and “punches” the vowel sound◦ Names the vowel◦ Places on white board under correct letter

Level C – work with all short vowels. One familiar vowel and one new vowel. Follow same procedures

Making Words

Procedures:

Select several consonants and one vowel.

Each student gets his/her own set of letters. Tell the students to make a words.

ALWAYS BEGIN WITH A KNOWN WORD.

Check the word by saying is slowly and running finger underneath (left to right).

Skills for each level:◦ Level A – exchange initial consonant◦ Level B – exchange initial and final consonants◦ Level C exchange initial, medial and final letters in a CVC word

** See examples on p. 92

Sounds BoxesProcedures:

Distribute sound box templates (placed in a plastic sleeve) and if appropriate a dry erase marker.

MODEL saying the word slowly and pushing counters into each box.

After student can consistently push the sounds slowing segmenting, have them push the sounds and write the letter.

Word Study in Action

Picture SortsMaking words Sound boxes

Example 1Example 2

Guided Writing(8-10 minutes)

DO NOT SKIP this component – “If you want to teach a student to read…..give him/her a PENCIL…”

Procedures: Provide students with a writing journal (about 15 sheets of

unlined paper stapled together).

Dictate a sentence. (possibly incorporating new sight word)◦ Level A: 3-5 words◦ Level B: 5-7 words◦ Level C: 7-10 words (add prepositional phrases)

Differentiate for each student by rotating from student to student to address needs such as risk taking, sound boxes, letter formation, spacing, learned sight words, conventions, etc.

Separate guided writing journal/notebooks just for responding to guided reading texts. (You keep at table with you after students write.)

Lets watch an example of an emergent lesson

Emergent Reader Lesson Debrief

What was the teacher doing?

What were the students doing?

Noticings?

Questions?

Text Levels

Don’t get too hung up on levels

Very few students are at “that level”depends on a lot of things.

ManagementHow well do students know and practice the rituals and

routines of the work period so you are able to teach guided reading with fidelity?

Things to consider…

-Do students know exactly where their “comfy” spot is?

-Do they know and practice the expectations for independent and partner reading?

-Is student stamina increasing for independent reading?

-Have you explicitly modeled the expectation for Reader’s Notebook entries EVERY time students respond in their journals?

-Are their many independent/easy books (6-10) in their browsing boxes to read so they are actually practicing reading?

-Do you have a system in place where students know and can get help so your guided reading group is not interrupted?(crown, hat, C 3 B 4 me, etc.)

Steps to Effective Guided ReadingKeep groups interchangeable.Select appropriate and purposeful

text.Engage in ongoing assessments.Set only one or two teaching goals

for each lesson.Engage children in talking, reading

and thinking.

Source: Min Hong, Teaching First Grade: A Practical Guide

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When students aren't progressing

Analyze your guided reading teachingAnalyze student assessmentsAsk a colleague to observe the studentDevelop an acceleration planInvolve them in guided reading every day.Provide appropriate levels of text for them to

read.Have them write in connection with reading.Provide opportunities for silent reading.Provide word work based on their needs.Be sure that they spend their time reading

text.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=op7fYGnQAqM&list=FLVS9ahqNclxIi3pA7ukSzTg&index=3

Great Resourceswww.janrichardsonguidedreading.comLots of resources/downloadsVideo demonstration lesson

segments, including multiple levels of word work

The Next Step in Guided Reading K-8, by Jan Richardson. (Amazon.com)

Continuum of Literacy Learning by Fountas & Pinnell

For our Next Session….

Watch “Emergent” Lesson Video Clip.

Try out the lesson plan template for a group(s)

Bring a copy of one of your lesson plans and progress monitoring binder with notes and questions to debrief with colleagues.

Ticket Out / Reflection

Wows and Wonders

On the back of your name plate, please make a T-chart list 3 Wows you are taking away today and 3 Wonders

you still have

Thank you for coming!

Please let us know how we can help!

Curriculum Department Contact information:sjohnson@nisdtx.org

mvanetten@nisdtx.orgpbrake@nisdtx.org