Recently I received an email from a 4th-grade teacher about using novels in guided reading. It’s a question I get quite a bit, so thought I’d share it here. Here’s the question and my reply: QUESTION: I am an elementary teacher who is a tremendous fan of your work. My question is when working in [...]
Posts Tagged ‘guided reading’
Using novels in guided reading
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged guided reading, novels on March 28, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Guided reading in grades 3-6 in Spring Grove, PA
Posted in My travels, tagged guided reading on June 7, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
We used a variety of materials with upper grade students in guided reading in Spring Grove, PA. Kids love reading short pieces of nonfiction text, such as those pictured here in this post. What materials have you found useful in working with guided reading with older kids?
Upper grade guided reading
Posted in Classroom tips, tagged guided reading, text selection on March 25, 2010 | 3 Comments »
When I recently visited Red Lion and York schools in Pennsylvania, I worked with upper grade teachers on guided reading. I modeled how to plan and teach guided reading lessons in many classrooms. What a great week it was! One question that often comes up is, “What texts should we use in guided reading in grades [...]
Character development
Posted in Classroom tips, tagged character development, guided reading on March 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
During a 2nd grade guided reading lesson recently, a teacher and I focused on helping students think more deeply about characters and how they act. The teacher told me that they can tell what happened in the story, but have trouble identifying the problem and solution or moving beyond naming characters and setting. Sound familiar to anyone??? Book [...]
Guided reading in 6th grade? You bet!
Posted in Classroom tips, tagged guided reading on November 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Working with upper grade teachers at Pleasant View, we decided to tackle deeper comprehension with a group of on-grade level 6th graders. The key was, “What text to choose to engage them in deeper thinking?” Text choice is everything in guided reading! A great resource we used is Janet Allen’s Read Aloud Anthology from Scholastic. It is [...]
More guided reading stories: Inferring about characters
Posted in Classroom tips, tagged comprehension, graphic organizer, guided reading on November 10, 2009 | 4 Comments »
While at Pleasant View Elementary, I also taught a group of 4th graders who were reading on a late 2nd grade/early 3rd grade level. The focus for the lesson was inferring about characters– something these students needed to practice with support. The teachers and I chose the book, The Magic Fish, because it had such strong [...]
A beautiful day in Pennsylvania
Posted in Classroom tips, My travels, tagged decoding, guided reading on November 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It was a beautiful autumn day in Red Lion, PA, where I had the privilege of working with wonderful teachers and their children in grades 3-6 today. The school was Pleasant View Elementary; the topic was guided reading. It was my favorite kind of day– the kind where I work with kids! The teachers and [...]
A novel idea
Posted in Classroom tips, tagged guided reading, novels, small groups on September 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Recently I received an email from a 4th-grade teacher about using novels in guided reading. It’s a question I get quite a bit, so thought I’d share it here. Here’s the question and my reply: QUESTION: I am an elementary teacher who is a tremendous fan of your work. My question is when working in [...]
