Year 3

Guided Reading
Reading
! Reading Levels

! Guided Reading

! Making Meaning
BENCHMARK LEVEL
! Designed to document change over time in students
reading accuracy, comprehension, and fluency
! Enables teachers to systematically observe, record, and
evaluate change in reading performance
! Helps decide Guided Reading groups
! Running record, timing, retell, connections
! Given at least twice a year
Independent Reading level
! Highest level at which a child can read easily:
without assistance

! Few errors in word recognition

! Good comprehension and recall

Instructional Level
! Child can read with ease, provided that he/she
receives guided instruction

! Errors in word recognition are not frequent

! Comprehension and recall is satisfactory

Frustration Level
! Childs reading skills break down

! Fluency disappears

! Errors in word recognition are numerous

! Limited comprehension

! Signs of emotional tension and discomfort

become evident
 Guided reading
! Small group of student reading books

! Instructional level Vs. Independent level

! Read a familiar book, new book

! Cueing strategies for unknown words -

meaning, syntax, visual

! Reader response activities

Making Meaning
! Preview
! Question
! Predict
! Infer
! Connect

! Summarize
! Evaluate
 Negotiable Not negotiable

- When in the school day -Guided Reading

to do Guided Reading - Tracking, useful
- How many groups comments for teachers
- Which books to read - Done in small groups
- Leveling of the books

What is Guided Reading?
Round robin reading, where children take turns
reading aloud, is NOT appropriate in a guided
reading session because
What is Guided Reading?
The teacher and a small group of students
form a circle so that they can see one another
while reading and discussing the text.
What is Guided Reading?
The teacher introduces the text and sets a purpose
for the students, who read the text silently or quietly
to themselves, and the teacher and students discuss
it.
Before Reading -
! Preview

! Picture walk

! Predict
During Reading
! Begin reading the book.

! You can pick ONE of the

students to read aloud to
you

! The rest read quietly on

their own. If a child is
stuck on a word, give
them time to try to work it
out independently. Praise
them for their attempts.
Questioning
- Both throughout the book and at the end, ask questions to
check the childrens comprehension and understanding.

! 1. Check the childrens comprehension of what they have

read Eg: What did John eat for breakfast?

! 2. Predict what might happen next What do you think will

happen next? Why?

! 3. Infer why things happened Why do you think -----

_______happened?

! 4. Check their vocabulary knowledge - What does the word

______ mean?
Things good readers do -
! Infer

! Connect

! Summarize

! Evaluate
After Reading
- Ask the children to retell the story or
share their favourite part of the story
(fiction) or most interesting fact (non-
fiction).

- Discuss topics that they found

interesting in the story.

- Reading / Story Cards

Wrapping Up
The participants
conclude the session
We end the Guided Reading
session by reviewing the ideas in by reviewing the
the story, and reflecting on the purpose for the
learning.
The students then move onto further
reading and
literacy activities. reflecting on the
learning. The
students then move
on to further literacy
activities.
Thank you for coming!