Guided Reading

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Guided Reading
What is it?
Fountas, I. Pinnell, G.S. (2001) Guiding
Reading .Portsmouth, NH Heinemann.
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The teacher works with the learners in a small
group setting who use similar reading processes
and can read at similar levels of texts. The
teacher selects and introduces new books at
students Instructional Level and supports and
observes children as they read the texts to
themselves. Based on this observation the teacher
decides on ways to make teaching points following
the reading and to determine appropriate texts
for the next time. The teacher assesses children
regularly while others revisit familiar texts.
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Describe the Components of a Guided Reading
Lesson
Before Reading?
During Reading?
After Reading?
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Before Reading?
Teacher Introduces Book The children notice
things about the book and make predictions about
what they think the book will be about based on
the illustrations and title. The children get
books and do a Picture Walk Teacher and
children discuss Key Vocabulary and use language
from the book in conversation. The teacher may
point out some key vocabulary and debugs the
book by directing attention to features of the
book that they will need to use as readers.
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During Reading?
Children read softly to themselves or
silently. Teacher observes and assists problem
solving as needed. Teacher decides on a teaching
point he might address right after the reading.
For more advanced students or when using texts
that are more extended the students may read
designated segments as decided by the teacher.
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After Reading?
Students respond to the story. The teacher may
talk about the meaning of the story. He may
address a teaching point by returning to a
particular part of of the text to reinforce a
particular strategy. (such as rereading to see if
the word sounds like the way we talk, self
correcting because the word did not look right,
or did not make sense etc). Teacher may take a
running record of a child while the rest of the
group independently or with partners read books
from their Book Bins
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Where does Guided Reading fit in a Balanced
Reading Program?
Reading Aloud?
Shared Reading?
Independent Reading?
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Where does Guided Reading fit in a Balanced
Literacy Program?
Reading Aloud Language Experience
Shared Reading Interactive Writing
Guided Reading Writing Workshop
Independent Reading Independent Writing