Guided Reading
Guided reading is held on day 3 and day 4 during Literacy Centres. The teacher sees 2 groups a day and uses these Guided Reading strategies:
Research shows that explicit teaching techniques are particularly effective for comprehension strategy instruction. Explicit instruction includes direct explanations, teacher modeling, guided practice and application (Put Reading First, 2000). Guided practice or guided reading, is an evidence based method teachers use in order to enhance many basic reading skills. There are various structures and techniques that can be used for guided reading in the classroom. For instance, guided reading might resemble a teacher modeling good reading skills through a read aloud while children follow along and repeat the words. It could also be children practicing reading a certain text in mini groups and conferencing with those groups on a weekly basis. Finally, guided reading could look like children working one-on-one with a teacher, parent or peer.
For the most part, guided reading is done in groups. However, some teachers might want to conference every so often with each child individually to track progress. Groups are typically created based on children's level of reading. Teachers can use all kinds of texts for guided reading. For example Readers Theatre (Reading Rocket, 2014) is a way to involve students in reading aloud. In readers theatre, students perform by reading scripts created from grade-level books or stories. Usually they do so without costumes or props. This is a way for children to enhance skills by using reading with a purpose.
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Oral Language
Knowledge Building
Concepts of Print
Reading Fluency and Expression
Reading Comprehension Strategies
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Promoting Fluency and Comprehension- A teacher explains how she does guided reading. She makes sure to ask the students what comprehension strategies they will use before they begin reading.
Guided and Independent Reading - A teacher explains how he uses individual reading boxes for struggling readers and how the books that he guides them through during Guided Reading then become part of their personal collections.
Using White Boards during Guided Reading- This teacher has each student write answers to questions on a white board during guided reading to make sure that they are all fully participating and to informally assess.
- Think Alouds: the teacher reads and then stops to show readers what to do to ensure comprehension.
- Repeated Reading: initially, the teacher models reading then has the kids repeat the text.
- Independent Reading: the teacher asks children to read silently in their heads several times then one student is asked to read the text aloud.
- No round robbins!
Research shows that explicit teaching techniques are particularly effective for comprehension strategy instruction. Explicit instruction includes direct explanations, teacher modeling, guided practice and application (Put Reading First, 2000). Guided practice or guided reading, is an evidence based method teachers use in order to enhance many basic reading skills. There are various structures and techniques that can be used for guided reading in the classroom. For instance, guided reading might resemble a teacher modeling good reading skills through a read aloud while children follow along and repeat the words. It could also be children practicing reading a certain text in mini groups and conferencing with those groups on a weekly basis. Finally, guided reading could look like children working one-on-one with a teacher, parent or peer.
For the most part, guided reading is done in groups. However, some teachers might want to conference every so often with each child individually to track progress. Groups are typically created based on children's level of reading. Teachers can use all kinds of texts for guided reading. For example Readers Theatre (Reading Rocket, 2014) is a way to involve students in reading aloud. In readers theatre, students perform by reading scripts created from grade-level books or stories. Usually they do so without costumes or props. This is a way for children to enhance skills by using reading with a purpose.
Related Food Groups
Oral Language
Knowledge Building
Concepts of Print
Reading Fluency and Expression
Reading Comprehension Strategies
And more...
Recipes
Promoting Fluency and Comprehension- A teacher explains how she does guided reading. She makes sure to ask the students what comprehension strategies they will use before they begin reading.
Guided and Independent Reading - A teacher explains how he uses individual reading boxes for struggling readers and how the books that he guides them through during Guided Reading then become part of their personal collections.
Using White Boards during Guided Reading- This teacher has each student write answers to questions on a white board during guided reading to make sure that they are all fully participating and to informally assess.