Important to keep lots of time in our programmes for this (see below)
Principle aims for guided reading:
Post reading conversations are important at the end of guided reading
sessions to consolidate knowledge and check students engagement
eg. Describe one thing that you have learnt from the text.
Leading with the authors purpose first rather than the LO when
starting the guided reading lesson. This approach helps the children
really connect with the text.
Remember to note that fluency is going to play a big impact on
comprehension.
Included here is a ‘Learning to read’ protocol that you can use
in your guided reading programme to formatively assess where your
students are at.
You could also have children assess each other using a similar rubric.
Peer to peer assessments are really powerful.
Above are some types of questions that you could refer to during the
discussion time in your guided reading lesson based on the LO that you are
teaching.
Great website from Panmure Bridge School showing graphic organizers
for follow up reading tasks for our reading sessions.
Here is a really good example of planning that was shared with us relating to the question: Should animals be kept in zoos?
Today was a really good comprehensive look at what a guided reading
lesson looks like. I was interested to learn that leading with the authors
purpose was the first step in the process. Recently, I have been leading
with the LO. I also found it interesting that you should only spend around
5 or so minutes discussing the key points around your learning intention.
This time is a lot shorter than I had envisioned.
