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S., & Fountas, I. C . (2011) . The continuum of literacy learning, grades  \nPreK-8: A guide to teaching. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.  \nSMALL GROUP READING  \nRELEVANCE TO PROGRAM OF STUDIES  \nGeneral Outcome 2:  \nComprehend and respond personally and critically to oral, print and other media texts.  \n2.1 Uses Strategies and Cues  \n2.2 Responds to Texts  \n2.3 Understands, Forms, Elements and Techniques  \nSNAPSHOT:  \nGuided reading allows teachers to coach a group of similar readers with intentionally planned lessons tied to curriculum outcomes:  \nOVERVIEW  \nSmall group instruction allows for students to receive explicit instruction designed to meet their needs as a learner. Ongoing assessment and observations guide instruction. The groups can be organized by reading level or can be created based on strategy needs. Through ongoing student observation and monitoring, teachers can restructure groupings based on data and evolving student needs.  \nWhat is Guided Reading?  \nGuided Reading is an approach where teachers work with alternating small groups of students who demonstrate similar reading behaviors and read similar levels of texts. Teachers are able to focus on specific student needs, accelerating progress and benefiting from time to observe students as they read from texts at their instructional reading level. Guided Reading is intended to teach strategies, not focus on completing a book. The goal is to develop reading strategies (do something with this text that they can apply to other texts) . The intent is to help students read progressively more complex texts, initially with support and then on their own. Guided reading lessons are short, approximately 10-20 minutes, and may feature a sequence of lessons over a number of days. Lessons feature a similar structure no matter the grade or level. (See planning template on last page),  \nWhat are Strategy Groups?  \nAn alternative to providing differentiated instruction is to group students in small flexible groups based on areas of need. Students from different reading levels are invited to meet with the teacher towork on a common strategy. They apply learned strategies to their own independent level texts. The Daily 5 / CAFE approach is based on Strategy Groups.  \nSMALL GROUP READING  \nGRADES K-6  \nSTEPS TO IMPLEMENTING GUIDED READING  \nBefore instruction:  \n1.Consult reading data from the previous year. If there is limited prior student data, administer a running record, DRA (Diagnostic Reading Assessment) or a complete Benchmark assessment to determine an appropriate instructional reading level.  \n2. Divide students into small groups based on similar reading levels, ideally no more than four students per group. Group members will shift as students progress with their reading.  \n3. Select an instructional level text that students will likely enjoy and that offers challenge and opportunity to learn. The text should be challenging, but not so difficult that students will become discouraged - aim for 90-95% accuracy. Each child needs his or her own copy of the book or text.  \n4. Organize a note-taking book for noting strategies that are taught during guided reading lessons and observations of student progress.  \n5. Pre-read the chosen text and plan a guided reading lesson: introduction, teaching point, comprehension questions, early finisher task(s) .  \ncomprehension purpose question. Once you have launched students into the text, they read independently with no round robin reading.  \n6. Students who complete their reading passage before other group members can re-read the text or complete an early finisher activity such as look for new or interesting words in the t","cbCaiemOPCwylCPk","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiemOPCwylCPk","pdf",8200303,10,"English","# SMALL GROUP READING\n## RELEVANCE TO PROGRAM OF STUDIES\n## OVERVIEW\n## What is Guided Reading?\n## What are Strategy Groups?\n## STEPS TO IMPLEMENTING GUIDED READING\n## Before instruction:\n## During instruction:\n## The Book Introduction Does\n## The Book Introduction Does Not","[{\"question\":\"How does guided reading organize students into groups?\",\"answer\":\"Students are placed into alternating small groups with similar reading behaviors and text levels. 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