Building Reading 
Stamina and 
Reading Strength 
Using Small Group Guided Reading and 
Complex Text in a Balanced Literacy 
Framework
Road Map for the Morning 
Preparing for DI in 
Guided Reading 
Assessments and 
grouping 
for 
Guided Reading 
Strategic Teaching in 
Groups 
Balanced Literacy Components 
Complex Text
Two types of Reading Activities 
Stamina: Less Complex Text 
Strength: More Complex
Small Group Reading 
/Work Stations 
Shared or 
Independent 
Reading 
Read aloud 
Balanced 
Literacy
Characteristics 
• Each group is differentiated based on students 
current need and reading level. 
• Each learner is engaged with the whole text. 
• Books are selected based on student needs and 
level. 
• Teachers focus on strategic actions of readers.
Characteristics 
• Writing or discussing text 
• Explicit instruction in vocabulary, phonics or 
word work. (Reading Foundational Skills 
Standards)
Moving students forward 
With their processing strategies 
on text
Road Map for the Morning 
Preparing for DI in 
Guided Reading 
Assessments and 
grouping 
for 
Guided Reading 
Balanced Literacy Components
Students wiRthe resaedaingrc dihffi cEulvtieids wehno caree 
taught in small groups learn _______than 
students who are instructed as a whole class. 
(National Reading Panel, 2000) 
10 
a.More 
b.The same 
c.Less
“ The Learning Zone”
What they can 
do independently 
With support of an 
expert 
Learning Zone
Acceleration
Reading Levels 
Independent 
Level 
Text 
Instructional 
Level 
Text 
Frustration 
Level 
Text 
Relatively easy 
text, with no 
more than 
approximately 
one error in 
twenty words, 
good 
comprehension. 
(95% success) 
Challenging but 
manageable text, 
with no more 
than 
approximately 
one error in ten 
words good 
comprehension. 
(90% success) 
Problematic text, 
with more than 
one in ten words 
difficult for the 
reader (less than 
90% success)
• How should I group students? 
• What text should I use with each group? 
• What strategy should I teach next? 
Jan Richardson “The Next 
Step in GR” 
Begin with Assessment
Universal Screener and a Diagnostic 
Assessment
Emergent and Early Readers 
Primary Assessments Information Provided 
Letter ID (K-1) Known letters and visual discrimination 
Sight Word List Known words and visual memory 
Dictation Sentence Sound letter knowledge/ PA and letter 
formation 
Writing Sample Visual memory, PA, vocabulary, CAP 
Running Record and Retell Reading Level and Strategies, 
Comprehension
Transitional and Fluent Readers 
(level I and up) 
Assessment Information Provided 
Running Record Reading Level, reading 
strategies 
Comprehension Questions Comprehension Abilities 
Word Study Inventory Phonics skills
Form Differentiated Groups Based 
on Assessment 
• Keep group size small (5-8 students) 
• Base small groups on instructional need with specific 
instructional strategies in mind 
• Be Flexible! 
20
Managing Groups
Road Map for the Day 
Preparing for DI in 
Guided Reading 
Assessments and 
grouping 
for 
Guided Reading 
Strategic Teaching in 
Groups
Why is knowledge of 
“Change Over Time” 
important?
Making 
Connections, 
Review or Practice 
Text Reading 
Common Core 
• Comprehension 
• Foundational Skills 
• Vocabulary 
Strategic Teaching 
Points/ Revisiting 
Text 
Word Study 
Vocabulary 
Guided 
Reading
Emergent Readers Level A-C
Strategies for Sustaining Reading 
Reading Foundational Skills 
• Emergent behaviors under control 
– 1 to 1, Directionality, Concepts about Print, Letter Knowledge, Word 
Knowledge 
• Detecting and Correcting Error (monitoring) 
• Searching for and Using Information 
• Problem Solving New Words 
• Adjusting to different types of text 
• Maintaining Fluency
As children work through text they develop a network of strategies for 
attending to different sources of information. 
Structural 
cues 
Visual 
cues 
Meaning 
Cues
chicken water 
• Billy saw the rooster on the bank by the river. 
stops curb 
Student is using Meaning and Structure but neglecting Visual
going ---- S-o-n 
It is getting ready to rain very soon. 
looks 
She likes to run. 
Using visual and structure, neglecting Meaning
Strategies for Expanding Meaning 
• Predicting 
• Making Connections 
• Inferring 
• Synthesizing 
• Analyzing 
• Critiquing 
95% Comprehension on a text they read with 90%+ accuracy
Transitional Reader J- M or P
Planning a lesson 
• Know the reading level of the group 
• Choose your focus based on data 
• Pick a book that matches reading level and will build 
on processing strengths ( may be shared for Pre A) 
• Read through the lens of your students 
• Plan intro, word work or phonemic awareness and 
teaching points 
• Reflect: What did the students learn to do today that 
they couldn’t do yesterday?
Process for selecting a focus based 
on RR
Guided Reading Look Fors
Text Selection 
Knowing how text change and support 
your focus
Consider the Following When 
Selecting Text 
• Readers present strategies 
• Readers interest and background 
• The text complexity in relation to the current skills 
• The text language and content in relation to background 
knowledge 
• Learning opportunities and instructional goals
Teaching and Prompting for 
Strategic Action
Increase processing power across 
increasingly complex text
Think about your moves before, 
during and after the reading
Teacher Prompts are a Call to 
Action
Read like a Detective
Small Group Reading 
/Work Stations 
Shared or 
Independent 
Reading 
Read aloud 
Balanced 
Literacy
Which Standards Require Close 
Reading?
Close Reading 
• Grade Level or above text 
• Worthy of extended time 
• Short and include a wide genre of text 
• K-2 Shared experience, Teacher reading to students, may reread 
a section to answer a questions 
• 3-5 Independent first read, Shared experience 
• Text dependent questions
Teaching Annotation at Different 
Levels
We have arrived!
Establish Rituals 
and Routines
Ideas for 
organizing for 
Guided 
Reading and 
Independent 
Worktime
Implement Behavior Management System 
Students need to know how to problem 
solve what to do when: 
– something doesn’t work 
– they don’t understand an activity 
– they complete an activity 
55
Students need to know: 
– who to go to for help 
– how to clean up 
– how to decide who goes first 
when working with a partner 
56

Guided reading overview fayette principals correct

  • 1.
    Building Reading Staminaand Reading Strength Using Small Group Guided Reading and Complex Text in a Balanced Literacy Framework
  • 2.
    Road Map forthe Morning Preparing for DI in Guided Reading Assessments and grouping for Guided Reading Strategic Teaching in Groups Balanced Literacy Components Complex Text
  • 3.
    Two types ofReading Activities Stamina: Less Complex Text Strength: More Complex
  • 4.
    Small Group Reading /Work Stations Shared or Independent Reading Read aloud Balanced Literacy
  • 6.
    Characteristics • Eachgroup is differentiated based on students current need and reading level. • Each learner is engaged with the whole text. • Books are selected based on student needs and level. • Teachers focus on strategic actions of readers.
  • 7.
    Characteristics • Writingor discussing text • Explicit instruction in vocabulary, phonics or word work. (Reading Foundational Skills Standards)
  • 8.
    Moving students forward With their processing strategies on text
  • 9.
    Road Map forthe Morning Preparing for DI in Guided Reading Assessments and grouping for Guided Reading Balanced Literacy Components
  • 10.
    Students wiRthe resaedaingrcdihffi cEulvtieids wehno caree taught in small groups learn _______than students who are instructed as a whole class. (National Reading Panel, 2000) 10 a.More b.The same c.Less
  • 11.
  • 12.
    What they can do independently With support of an expert Learning Zone
  • 13.
  • 14.
    Reading Levels Independent Level Text Instructional Level Text Frustration Level Text Relatively easy text, with no more than approximately one error in twenty words, good comprehension. (95% success) Challenging but manageable text, with no more than approximately one error in ten words good comprehension. (90% success) Problematic text, with more than one in ten words difficult for the reader (less than 90% success)
  • 15.
    • How shouldI group students? • What text should I use with each group? • What strategy should I teach next? Jan Richardson “The Next Step in GR” Begin with Assessment
  • 16.
    Universal Screener anda Diagnostic Assessment
  • 17.
    Emergent and EarlyReaders Primary Assessments Information Provided Letter ID (K-1) Known letters and visual discrimination Sight Word List Known words and visual memory Dictation Sentence Sound letter knowledge/ PA and letter formation Writing Sample Visual memory, PA, vocabulary, CAP Running Record and Retell Reading Level and Strategies, Comprehension
  • 18.
    Transitional and FluentReaders (level I and up) Assessment Information Provided Running Record Reading Level, reading strategies Comprehension Questions Comprehension Abilities Word Study Inventory Phonics skills
  • 20.
    Form Differentiated GroupsBased on Assessment • Keep group size small (5-8 students) • Base small groups on instructional need with specific instructional strategies in mind • Be Flexible! 20
  • 21.
  • 22.
    Road Map forthe Day Preparing for DI in Guided Reading Assessments and grouping for Guided Reading Strategic Teaching in Groups
  • 23.
    Why is knowledgeof “Change Over Time” important?
  • 24.
    Making Connections, Reviewor Practice Text Reading Common Core • Comprehension • Foundational Skills • Vocabulary Strategic Teaching Points/ Revisiting Text Word Study Vocabulary Guided Reading
  • 25.
  • 26.
    Strategies for SustainingReading Reading Foundational Skills • Emergent behaviors under control – 1 to 1, Directionality, Concepts about Print, Letter Knowledge, Word Knowledge • Detecting and Correcting Error (monitoring) • Searching for and Using Information • Problem Solving New Words • Adjusting to different types of text • Maintaining Fluency
  • 27.
    As children workthrough text they develop a network of strategies for attending to different sources of information. Structural cues Visual cues Meaning Cues
  • 28.
    chicken water •Billy saw the rooster on the bank by the river. stops curb Student is using Meaning and Structure but neglecting Visual
  • 29.
    going ---- S-o-n It is getting ready to rain very soon. looks She likes to run. Using visual and structure, neglecting Meaning
  • 30.
    Strategies for ExpandingMeaning • Predicting • Making Connections • Inferring • Synthesizing • Analyzing • Critiquing 95% Comprehension on a text they read with 90%+ accuracy
  • 31.
  • 32.
    Planning a lesson • Know the reading level of the group • Choose your focus based on data • Pick a book that matches reading level and will build on processing strengths ( may be shared for Pre A) • Read through the lens of your students • Plan intro, word work or phonemic awareness and teaching points • Reflect: What did the students learn to do today that they couldn’t do yesterday?
  • 33.
    Process for selectinga focus based on RR
  • 34.
  • 35.
    Text Selection Knowinghow text change and support your focus
  • 36.
    Consider the FollowingWhen Selecting Text • Readers present strategies • Readers interest and background • The text complexity in relation to the current skills • The text language and content in relation to background knowledge • Learning opportunities and instructional goals
  • 37.
    Teaching and Promptingfor Strategic Action
  • 38.
    Increase processing poweracross increasingly complex text
  • 40.
    Think about yourmoves before, during and after the reading
  • 41.
    Teacher Prompts area Call to Action
  • 44.
    Read like aDetective
  • 45.
    Small Group Reading /Work Stations Shared or Independent Reading Read aloud Balanced Literacy
  • 46.
  • 47.
    Close Reading •Grade Level or above text • Worthy of extended time • Short and include a wide genre of text • K-2 Shared experience, Teacher reading to students, may reread a section to answer a questions • 3-5 Independent first read, Shared experience • Text dependent questions
  • 48.
    Teaching Annotation atDifferent Levels
  • 49.
  • 50.
  • 51.
    Ideas for organizingfor Guided Reading and Independent Worktime
  • 54.
    Implement Behavior ManagementSystem Students need to know how to problem solve what to do when: – something doesn’t work – they don’t understand an activity – they complete an activity 55
  • 55.
    Students need toknow: – who to go to for help – how to clean up – how to decide who goes first when working with a partner 56