3. General Understanding of Guided Reading
Essential Elements of G.R.
Video - Book Club Structure
Lesson Planning

4. Goal of Guided Reading?
The ultimate goal in guided reading is to help children learn how to use independent reading strategies successfully.
Fountas & Pinnell, Guided Reading

5. Guided reading is teacher-supported reading of the text that are on the children’s instructional level.
It is done in small groups of children (4-6) who share common instructional needs and reading abilities.
Texts are teacher selected.
Each child hold his/her own copy of the text.
The teacher acts as a guide. The students are primarily responsible for the reading.
During guided reading the teacher introduces the text, observes the students and oversees retelling.

6. Set strategy focus
Select Text
Introduce Text
Read Text
Discuss and Revisit Text
Respond to Text

7. Text Selection Choose books that:
Provide opportunities for students to work on focus skills and strategies
Builds on students’ background knowledge
Are suitable for students’ language level and conceptual understanding
Are at students’ instructional level (accuracy 90%-94%)

8. Review new phonic element students need to know to read new text.
AND/OR….Review phonic element students had trouble with from the day before.
AND/OR….Review sight words

9. Discuss the cover – title, author, short summary, make predictions from cover
Take a picture walk – activate prior knowledge
Review reading strategies
Establish a purpose for reading.

10. Students read text on their own out loud.
Students continue to read and reread the assigned text until the teacher brings students back together.

11. Observes students’ fluency and reading strategies used during reading
Teaching points to emphasize
Listens and coaches students to use reading strategies
Listens for strong points to praise

12. Observational check lists
Anecdotal Notes
Running Records
Fluency Rubrics
Retellings
Comprehension Questions
Written Response
DRA

13. Guided Reading Lesson Plan

14. As a group use the scenario
As a group use the scenario. Then select a book to create a guided reading lesson plan.
Share out with whole group.
We will observe.

15. Resources to Support Guided Reading
Texas Treasures
Literacy Library
Connect Ed
Benchmark books
DRA
Guided Reading By Fountas & Pinnell