Guided Reading

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Guided Reading

• A step by step guide to implementing an
  effective guided reading program

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What is Guided Reading?

• Guided Reading is a context in which a teacher
  supports each readers development of effective
  strategies for processing text at increasing
  levels of difficulty. (Fountas and Pinnell)
• Skills are practiced at the individual level of
  ability of each child.
• The goal of guided reading is to become
  independent readers, who can think critically and
  abstractly.

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Before guided reading

• Guided reading begins with each student
  completing a running record. A running record is
  a way of determining where a child ability lies.
• Once level of abilities are established, groups
  form based on level of ability.
• The groups are normally between 4 to 6 children.

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Structural Overview

• Introduce the book to the students
• - Picture Walk
• - discuss the skill to focus on
• - background knowledge about the topic
• - why book was chosen
• - possible definitions to review

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Reading the book

• Students read the book independently
• - reading goals are established
• - teacher observes students as they read
• - teacher responds to the students and
• asks questions as the students take
• turns reading parts of the book.
• As students become better readers less help is
  offered by the teacher.

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Zone of Proximal Development

• Vygotsky, a well respected developmental
  psychologist developed a theory known as the Zone
  of Proximal Development. This theory explains
  that as a child grows he or she develops and
  understand information at a certain level.
  However, over time that level changes. The
  potential development now is the actual
  development.

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Scaffolding

• Scaffolding is important in any guided reading
  program. The way scaffolding works is, a teacher
  lends assistance to a student or students. Over
  time less assistance is offered resulting in a
  more independent learner and organized
  individual.

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After the book

• Critical thinking period
• Mini lesson
• Practice follow up
• Paired reading
• Sequencing
• Written response/reflection to the story
• Responding through art, music, drama, dance
• Acting out

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Materials Needed for Guided Reading

• Leveled books
• - books should always be different genres.
• chart paper, an easel or a whiteboard
• "Post-it" notes
• a variety of writing tools and paper
• magnetic letters or other manipulative letters
• sentence strips
• index cards
• a clipboard for note-taking to record information
  each student demonstrates during Guided Reading

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How to evaluate student progress

• List attitudes toward reading.
• Accumulated lists of item knowledge (e.g.,
  letters, sounds, known words)
• Ongoing running records keep appropriate
  indication of books read and levels and skills
  completed
• A description of reading behaviors at various
  levels
• A record of strategies the child incorporates
  into independent reading.
• Student journals
• A reading list compiled by the child.
• Observational evaluation

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Roles

• The role of the Teacher
• Help students problem solve, but dont give the
  answers
• Offer cues and modeling to help understand
  complex ideas
• Assist
• Assist

• Aim of guided reading
• Develop independent readers
• Show there are multiple ways of viewing a
  situation (critical analysis)
• Independent problem solvers
• Help children understand the importance of
  reading for meaning

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The Student Must

• Children's needs guide the instruction in Guided
  Reading.
• Children are the readers.
• Children are the ones who must bring meaning to,
  and gain meaning from the text as they read.

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• Marlow Edgar stated, reading does not mean a
  study of phonics nor, lessons of syllabication.
  Rather reading involves securing ideas, content,
  and subject matter (Edigar, 1999, p.3)
• Guided Reading has the ability to incorporate a
  number of different reading strategies, while
  also focusing on different skills simultaneously.

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Conclusion

• Guided reading was a skill used even before the
  term guided reading was introduced. As
  educational techniques and strategies continue to
  be modified, one method I do not think will ever
  go away will be guided reading.