Guided Reading is a method of teaching children to read. It is a commonly preferred approach employed within primary schools.
Guided Reading sessions involve the teacher and a small group of up to six children. The lessons last approximately twenty minutes and have clear learning objectives. Children in the class not involved in the Guided Reading lesson are engaged in independent or group literacy tasks. It is critical that the teacher is not interrupted and the other children develop the discipline to work independently.
Guided Reading Online, will deconstruct this very popular but often misunderstood teaching approach. The course will cover:
- What is Guided Reading?
- Aims and objectives
- Grouping students
- Selecting texts
- Book orientation
- Challenges and supports
- Independent reading and solving
- Ongoing monitoring; gathering data
- Deeper conversations; questioning
- Teaching points/returning to the text
- Reflection
- Summary
At various points throughout the course you can check that you’re staying on track with what you’re learning with topic-specific quizzes. Get a good sense of what you know and what you need to review.
Guided Reading Course Outline
- Part 1: Guided Reading Overview
- Course introduction
- Course structure
- About your presenter
- About Literacy Solutions
- Part 2: Introduction to Guided Reading
- What is guided reading and where did it come from
- What guided reading looks like
- Where guided reading fits within a balanced program of reading instruction
- Grouping students
- Selecting texts
- What other students do while the teacher takes guided reading
- Action plan
- Part 3: Introducing the Text
- Before reading strategies and why they are vital to unlocking the potential of guided reading
- Warming up for reading
- Various approaches to building story knowledge
- How the teacher decides what to say or do prior to introducing the text
- Action plan
- Part 4: Reading the Text
- Factors the teacher must consider to support students read and understand the text
- Actions taken by the teacher while students read the text silently
- What faster readers should do while waiting for others to finish reading
- What the teacher should do with his or her observations of students reading the text
- Action plan
- Part 5: Clarifying & Discussing the Text
- The role the teacher plays in coaching in response to student needs
- How the teacher highlights and clarifies challenges within the text
- Strategies used to assist students solve the text
- Action plan
- Part 6: Reflection, FAQ and Summing Up
- The role personal reflection has in improving your teaching and some of the questions you should be asking yourself
- Addressing the questions about implementing guided reading that are frequently asked
- Summarising the main ideas we’ve covered in the course to reinforce the key learnings of Guided Reading Online
- Action plan
Guided Reading Frequently Asked Questions
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Is Guided Reading for me?
Guided reading is for all teachers and teachers’ assistants who support groups of students in reading. As guided reading enables learning to be differentiated, it is an essential part of a balanced reading program. If you are interested in building knowledge of guided reading or enhancing your existing expertise, this workshop will be invaluable.
What will I learn?
Guided Reading Online will address:
- the purpose of guided reading
- the place of guided reading within a balanced reading program
- ways to group students
- text selection
- introducing the text
- options for reading the text
- clarifying, supporting and discussing aspects of the text.
Guided Reading Online walks through each component of a guided reading lesson and you are encouraged to apply the learning with groups of students as you go.
Will completing this course give me a formal qualification?
At the completion of this course you will have access to download and print the course certificate which confirms your completion of 3 hours of course work.
I need help!
If you’ve struck a problem and need assistance to access the course material, just email our staff.
