It is likely you will have students at various reading levels in your classroom.
Instructing our students at their current Reading Level...a Best Practice.
Step 1: Assessment of students' skills/level (ask your school/
district what you will use)
Step 2: Level Grouping
~ Struggling Readers, OnTarget Readers, Advanced Readers
~ You may have 3, 4, 5, etc. Leveled Groups
~ Groups could be organized by: Colors, Numbers, Letters, Shapes, Animals
~ SGI - Small Group Instruction (4-5 students w/similar needs/skills, taught together)...
no more than 5 in a small group.
~ SGI - Small Group Instruction (4-5 students w/similar needs/skills, taught together)...
no more than 5 in a small group.
Step 3: Schedule: How often do you meet with the groups?
Struggling Readers-(4-5 days a week)
OnTarget Readers- (3-4 days a week)
Advanced Readers-(1-2 days a week)
Step 4: Materials/Resources to Use at Group Time:
*Struggling Readers may be 1-2 years behind (you
may use materials from the grade level below)
*OnTarget Readers are "on grade level" (use materials
at their current grade level)
*Advanced Readers may be 1-2+ years above grade
level (use books,novels,etc. at the grade levels above)
Other Materials: Site Word cards or games, whiteboards/ipads, pointers for tracking words, vocabulary word cards, small group word walls, sticky notes
Step 5: Record Keeping/Monitoring
Keep track of your students/groups progress with a notebook or template form to track what objects/focuses students/groups are working on. Note what reader or novel each group is reading, what vocabulary words they are working on or skill that you are focusing on with them.
*This is a wonderful tool for yourself, your administrator, or for parent-teacher conferences.
*RESOURCES:
TPRI.org has great tools to assist with GR leveling - Leveling Mats. (Free)
Reading a-z - Leveled, printable books to use in your various leveled, small groups.
ENVIRONMENT:
Guided Reading/Small Group Instruction can take place in different manners within your classroom.
Some teachers have a small table (kidney, rectangle, etc) where they hold sessions...others have sessions on rug on the floor. Materials are usually stored close to the teacher in drawers, boxes, baskets, etc.
*I liked to have a table that backed up to a whiteboard so I could use the board for instruction. I usually had 4 containers to store my 4 small groups instructional materials/leveled books in. I created 4 vocabulary lists...one for each group. It was made from a large piece of construction paper, titled Vocabulary Words at the top, then laminated so I could write on/wipe off. I always had lots of wipe-off markers, pencils, highlighters, white painters gloves for the students to use as erasers, sticky notes etc. I used ReadingA-Z a lot to obtain leveled readers for my groups. This company has a huge selection of books you can print off to use in class or send home.
Guided Reading/Small Group Instruction Time was my favorite part of my day!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=txC-Qo_8GiU
Materials for SGI: materials will differ according to grade/ability level-
Leveled Readers, Big Books, small whiteboards, board markers for small white boards/table, erasers, Fry's Sight Word (flashcards/lists), student pointers and trackers, sticky notes, pencils, markers, crayons extra paper for writing, sentence strips, fluency passages, timer, notebook for note keeping and progress monitoring, comprehension question cards, various phonics/reading games, Letter Arcs/tiles, (Rhyming Bingo Cards, Blend games, Compound Words), Fold-ables, etc.
*RESOURCES:
TPRI.org has great tools to assist with GR leveling - Leveling Mats. (Free)
Reading a-z - Leveled, printable books to use in your various leveled, small groups.
ENVIRONMENT:
Guided Reading/Small Group Instruction can take place in different manners within your classroom.
Some teachers have a small table (kidney, rectangle, etc) where they hold sessions...others have sessions on rug on the floor. Materials are usually stored close to the teacher in drawers, boxes, baskets, etc.
*I liked to have a table that backed up to a whiteboard so I could use the board for instruction. I usually had 4 containers to store my 4 small groups instructional materials/leveled books in. I created 4 vocabulary lists...one for each group. It was made from a large piece of construction paper, titled Vocabulary Words at the top, then laminated so I could write on/wipe off. I always had lots of wipe-off markers, pencils, highlighters, white painters gloves for the students to use as erasers, sticky notes etc. I used ReadingA-Z a lot to obtain leveled readers for my groups. This company has a huge selection of books you can print off to use in class or send home.
Guided Reading/Small Group Instruction Time was my favorite part of my day!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=txC-Qo_8GiU
Materials for SGI: materials will differ according to grade/ability level-
Leveled Readers, Big Books, small whiteboards, board markers for small white boards/table, erasers, Fry's Sight Word (flashcards/lists), student pointers and trackers, sticky notes, pencils, markers, crayons extra paper for writing, sentence strips, fluency passages, timer, notebook for note keeping and progress monitoring, comprehension question cards, various phonics/reading games, Letter Arcs/tiles, (Rhyming Bingo Cards, Blend games, Compound Words), Fold-ables, etc.
