Guided Reading Workshop NET Section CDI EDB 2

Guided Reading Workshop NET Section, CDI, EDB 2 nd October, 2008

Objectives p To define, introduce and demonstrate the key features of Guided Reading p To explore the structure of a Guided Reading lesson

Reading Aloud and Story Telling TO Shared Reading WITH Guided Reading Independent Reading BY Student input Teacher support Overview of Teaching Strategies Reading

Definition Guided Reading involves teachers working with small groups of students of similar level to practise reading strategies.

Key Features of Guided Reading The focus is on reading strategies, not just on questions and activities around a text Working with small groups p Using texts at instructional level p Focusing on reading strategies p Gaining a deeper understanding of the text p Thinking beyond the text p

Shared Reading - Guided Reading Shared Reading Guided Reading Big book Small books Whole class Small groups Mixed ability Similar ability Teach new reading skills Teach and use reading skills Teacher reads Children read New as well as familiar texts Usually new texts Choral reading Individual reading

Grouping for Guided Reading p Groups formed according to levels (Teachers use their professional judgement to form groups within one level) Groups are flexible and based on continuous assessment p Four groups could be managed in Hong Kong classrooms p

Materials for Guided Reading One book per child p Short texts p Usually unfamiliar texts p Instructional level texts p 90 – 95% word accuracy ≥ 75% comprehension p Wide range of text types

The Guided Reading Session C o n c l u d i n g W a r m U p Group Work n Reading Activities n Guided Reading n Independent Reading whole class group work

Time in a Guided Reading Session 10 mins (Whole class) 20 mins (Groups) Group 1 Guided Reading T 1 Reading Activities / Independent Reading CA Group 2 Guided Reading T 2 Reading Activities / Independent Reading CA Guided Reading T 1 Reading Activities / Independent Reading CA Guided Reading T 2 §Warm up §Before Group 3 Group 4 Guided Reading 10 mins (Whole class) Conclusion

Structure of Guided Reading Lesson 1. Introducing the text 2. Reading the text 3. Revisiting the text 4. Responding to the text Refer to Handout P. 1 - 3

Step 1 Introducing the text

Directionality coaching Show me the front of the books p Point to the title p Open the book p Which page do we read first p Point to the first word we will read p In which direction should we turn the page p Where do our eyes go next after we get to the end of the line p

Picture clues coaching Whom do you see in the picture p Tell me all the name that character could be called p How is the character feeling p What details do you see in the background? p Where is the story taking place? p Can you make any predictions from this picture p Does it look like there may be any problems in this story? p

Step 2 Reading the text

Vary Formats and Methods during reading: Choral Reading p Echo Reading p Shared Reading p Partner Reading p Small flexible group p 3 Ring Circus p Reader’s theatre / Role-play p Silent Reading/Quiet Reading p

Step 3 Revisiting the text

Visual cues P. 8 p Decoding P. 11 p Fluency P. 10 p High Frequency Words p Comprehension P. 12 p Knowledge and experience p Refer to Handout P. 5 & 6

Levels of Questioning p Literal – the relevant information is found directly from the text (on the lines) p Interpretive – readers are required to reflect on literal information and see relationships between statements (between the lines) p Inferential – readers relate own background knowledge (beyond the lines)

Step 4 Responding to the Text

Acknowledgement Thanks to teachers and students of TWS St Bonaventure Primary School