Guided Reading for in Hybrid or Remote Learning Environment

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Shared Reading

Guided Reading

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• Shared reading is an opportunity for teachers and students to read together.

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• The teacher models reading and teaches emergent literacy behaviors after the

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• The teacher points to the words and reads the text the first time. Students read with the teacher in subsequent readings.

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• The purpose is to model reading.

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• An instructional approach where teachers work with a small group of children with similar reading behaviors

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• Children read each page of the text as independently as possible

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• An opportunity for the teacher to facilitate and guide children in strategic reading behaviors

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• An opportunity to work with students in texts that match their instructional level

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Background Building Strategy - Picture Walk (with Labeling)

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• Look at the cover with students - discuss what you see.
• Explain that the book has words and pictures, and that right now you're going to look at just the pictures to:
• Make predictions
• Understand vocabulary
• Learn character names

As you conduct the Picture Walk, use sticky notes to label vocabulary for ELLs

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Jan Richardson Lesson Plan Template

Guided Reading Remotely

TECHNICAL SET UP

You will need to use either Google Meet or Zoom to connect with your students virtually, and your students will need access to the same platform.

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Using online platforms that can be interactive

• SeeSaw
• Nearpod
• Google Slides ( Pear Deck )

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Use a “gallery view” so that you are able to see all your students at once as you would sitting at a small-group table

FINDING GOOD DIGITAL TEXT

• Reading A-Z -
• Readworks and Newsela - These do not use F&P levels, but do provide lexile levels. If you are looking for shorter reading passages and articles, this is the way to go.
• Get Epic - Get Epic has a huge collection of digital trade books.

STRUCTURE OF LESSON

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Sample:

• Sight word Review
• Reread last book
• Vocabulary Review
• Phonic mini lesson
• Build Background / access prior knowledge
• Read book

Comprehension / write / assess

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Expectations and Consistency

Set your expectations of what you think your guided reading groups should look like virtually.

• Teach (reteach) your students how to engage in the lesson in the new virtual setting. Students may not transfer the in-person procedures they know to the new environment. For example, you may need to reteach the visual cues that are essential for ensuring choral response
• Set up the same meeting times so students get use to the schedule. For example Group A meets every Monday and Wednesday at 10 am. Group B meets every Tuesday and Thursday 1 pm.

FLIPGRID

Why Flipgrid?

• Multiple questions possible
• Immersive Reader
• Teacher can provide video explanations
• Customizable built-in feedback tool
• Students can respond to each other’s responses
• Integrates with many other apps
• Teacher can approve videos before they are posted

https://flipgrid.com/7ab7860a

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Quizlet

Quizlet is a free website where you can create flashcards decks based on your own list of words.

Why Quizlet ?

• Images are embedded in program and easily added to definitions
• You can write your own EL friending definitions instead of their own definitions
• Provides interactive practice
• Quizlet has a magical function that turns our English definitions into 18 languages.
• Helps to identify any words where they need extra practice, and monitor their own progress.
• Can be embedded in various platform like google classroom

https://quizlet.com/_8sjww0?x=1jqt&i=2yky48

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Nearpod

Nearpod is an online student engagement platform

Why Nearpod?

• Show Parents their Child’s Progress
• Organize Data with Ease
• Increase Student Engagement
• Immersive reader
• Can be embedded into several platforms like Google Slides and Google Classroom

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Guided Reading

Level I

The Story

Background Knowledge

Vocabulary

Non- Fiction

Main Idea

Non Fiction Text Features

Facts

3-2-1 Chart