Guided Reading

1. Guided Reading Kindergarten April 12, 2014

2. What is guided reading? Guided reading is a strategy where students read a teacher-selected text in a small group. The teacher provides explicit teaching and support for reading increasingly challenging texts.

3. How does guided reading fit into the reading workshop? Reading Workshop for Kindergarten has 4 parts 1. Focus (Mini) Lesson 2. Guided Reading 3. Stations 4. Reflection/Debrief

4. Teaching Model for Reading Workshop Gradual Release of Responsibility Independent Practice Introduction Model Guided Practice I DO I DO WE DO YOU DO Focus (Mini) Lesson Stations Focus (Mini) Lesson Focus (Mini)Lesson Guided Reading

5. How do I manage the other students? STATIONS (aka Centers) Start small Tied to a Standard Examples: ABC Drama Big Book Pocket Chart Poetry Authentic Structure for Students Practice only what has been taught Few items at a Station PRACTICE! PRACTICE! PRACTICE! UNTIL IT BECOMES ROUTINE!

6. How do I group my students? Use Assessments • Letter Identification • Sight Word List • Dictated Sentence • Writing Sample • Running Record • Determine Accuracy Level • Analyze errors • Analyze Strategies • Assess Fluency • Assess Comprehension • Istation Summary Report

7. What structure do I use for guided reading? After Before During Principal Walk-Through

8. What do I do with my students at guided reading who are performing at different levels? Three Levels Early Emergent Pre-A

9. Pre-A Trace an Alphabet Book Tracing the Alphabet is the fastest and easiest way for students to learn their letters even if they are learning English. Students knowing at least 16 letters took 1 months of daily tracing to learn the letters. Students knowing between 6 and 15 letters took 2 months of daily tracing to learn the letters. Students knowing fewer than 5 letters took 3 months of daily tracing to learn the letters. • Students who cannot identify at least 40 upper and lower case letters • Completed with an EA, Parent volunteer, upper grade mentor, etc. • Completed every day • Specific steps – pp. 57-59

10. Pre-A Small Group Structure • (20 minutes) • Working with Letters and Names • (3-4 minutes) • Working With Sounds • (2-3 minutes) • Working with Books • (5 minutes) • Interactive Writing • (5 minutes) Before During After

11. Pre-A Working with Letters and Names Before • (3-4 minutes) • Name activities (1 min) • Eight ways of working with letters (2 min) • Letter formation (1 min) The activities go into the ABC Station for students to practice putting together, matching, sorting, etc.

12. Pre-A Working With Sounds Before • Choose 1 • (2-3 minutes) • Clapping Syllables • Working with Rhymes • Picture Sorts Picture cards go into the Word Workfor students to practice syllables, rhymes, and picture sorts.

13. Pre-A Working with Books During • (5 minutes) • Picture walk • Choral read • Students read on own • 1-2 Teaching Points The book goes into the Library Station for students to practice reading.

14. Pre-A Interactive Writing • (5 minutes) • Teacher tells a simple sentence about book using high frequency words • Students repeat sentence • Teacher draws a line for each word on sentence strip as she says the word in sentence. • Students help write the sentence on sentence strip. Other students practice letter on alphabet chart • Cut up the sentence. Give each student one or more words. Have students put sentence back together. After The sentences go into the Word Work Station for students to practice putting together and reading.

15. Pre-A • Video • Pre-A Guided Reading Make note of behaviors you observe of the teacher and students in the video.

16. Emergent Guided Reading Structure • 2 Day Plan • Day 1 (20 minutes) • Sight Word Review (1-2 minutes) • Introduction – Text and • Vocabulary (3-4 minutes) • Students Whisper Read the • Story as Teacher Makes • Notes of Behaviors and • Teaching Points (5-8 minutes) • Teaching Points (1-2 minutes) • New Sight word (1-2 minutes) • Word Study (3-5 minutes) Before During After

17. Emergent Guided Reading Structure • 2 Day Plan • Day 2 (20 minutes) • Sight Word Review (1-2 minutes) • Familiar Reread (5-8 minutes) • Teaching Points (1-2 minutes) • Sight Word (from Day 1) (1-2 minutes) • Guided Writing (8-10 minutes) Before During After

18. Emergent • Video • EmergentGuided Reading Make note of behaviors you observe of the teacher and students in the video.

19. Emergent • Jigsaw

20. Stations (aka Centers) • What activities can be put into a station? • What station would you put it in?

21. Stations (aka Centers) • What management questions do you have about Guided Reading and Stations?

22. Early Guided Reading Structure • 2 Day Plan • Day 1 (20 minutes) • Sight Word Review (1 minute) • Introduction – Text and vocabulary(3-4 minutes) • Students Whisper Read the Story • as Teacher Makes Notes of • Behaviors and Target Strategies (8-10 minutes) • Teaching Points (1-2 minutes) • Discussion Prompt (1-2 minutes) • New Sight Word (optional) (1-2 minutes) • Word Study (optional) (5-8 minutes) Before During After

23. Early Guided Reading Structure • 2 Day Plan • Day 2 (20 minutes) • Sight Word Review (1 minute) • Students Whisper Read the Story from Day 1 as Teacher Makes Notes of Behaviors and Target Strategies (6-8 minutes) • Teaching Points (1-2 minutes) • Guided Writing (8-10 minutes) Before During After

24. Early • Video • Early Guided Reading Make note of behaviors you observe of the teacher and students in the video.

25. Early • Find • Someone Who…

26. Stations (aka Centers) • What activities can be put into a center? • What station would you put it in?

27. How do I document my student groups and instruction? • Pre A Lesson Plan • Emergent Guided Reading Lesson Plan • Early Guided Reading Lesson Plan • Guided Reading Groups and Instruction

28. Questions? Comments? Jaimie Smith  5730 Debbie Jones  5680 Cindy Dubuis  5784 Reading Coaches: Bridgette Bumpas Elena Cazares-Guerrera Tyra Sentell