[MOSAIC] Guided Reading in Intermediate?

Tue Mar 18 08:36:44 EDT 2008

Thanks for all of the thought and time you have put into this, Karen!

>>> ljackson at gwtc.net 3/15/2008 9:41 PM >>>
Our Reading Workshop Checklist calls for small group instruction as a
must, but defines three different types of instructional settings. 
Guided Reading, Strategic Reading or Lit Club/Book Circle.  I like the
flexibility there.  Personally, I used strategic grouping far more ofen
that guided reading.  An example might be when I was teaching about
nonfiction conventions and wanted to teach children how to use the table
of contents to generate questions and make predictions as a way to
activate schema.  I would gather mixed ability groups in need of more
work reading nonfiction well and invite each of them to bring a
just-right nonfiction books with a table of contents.  I would
essentially do a targeted mini lesson and then ask children to try it in
the books they brought to the table.  I could provide more support in
these small group sessions.  

Lori

----- Original message -----
From: Mary Manges <mmanges27 at aol.com>
To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group
<mosaic at literacyworkshop.org>
Date: 2008, 15, Saturday Of March 20:12
Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Guided Reading in Intermediate?

> Rhonda,
> Thanks for responding, even if it took a while.  I appreciate all the
input 
> I can get, especially from people that are doing this already.  It
seems 
> that guided reading is an umbrella term of sorts.  I know that there
are 
> specific models like Four Blocks, and Fountas and Pinnell.  I'm
mostly 
> concerned with how I can "do" guided reading to meet the requirement
of my 
> district and not have to give up what I feel is already working in my

> classroom.  This is what I do, if you can see how GR would fit into
this I 
> would appreciate some input.
> Each day of my Language Arts block looks like this:
> 
> 1.  I do a read aloud from a novel of my choosing, with some sort of
short 
> activity on a bulletin board.  We have tracked the plot, summarized
using 
> illustrations with a sentence, brought in an artifact for each
chapter, 
> etc...
> 2.  I then teach a mini-lesson on a reading strategy, word study, or

> whatever I see they need and what I need to cover in the standards
and 
> assessment anchors.  This is done as a whole group.
> 3.  Then they either participate in literature circles or reading
workshop 
> depending on the time of year.  I use all novels and avoid my basal
textbook 
> like the plague.
> 4.  I confer with individuals during reading workshop or sit in with
1 
> literature circle group per day.
> 
> Then we go into writing workshop:
> 1.  I read a poem to them and we decipher it togther (they have a
copy to 
> follow along)
> 2.  I teach a writing mini-lesson on a writing craft, grammar skill,
or 
> something else.  I try to coordinate mini-lessons in reading and
writing to 
> feed off one another.  If we are working on character analysis in
reading, 
> we study character development in writing.
> 3.  They write independently and I confer with individuals.
> 
> It seems that the component I am missing is small group instruction
and 
> maybe more of a devotion to word study.
> Am I way off base here?  When I look at the Big Blocks components, I
see 
> some of what I'm doing.  Any thoughts?
> Thanks again.  I'm searching for ideas.  My district seems to have
put the 
> cart before the horse.  They wrote guided reading into our strategic
plan 
> K-5 and now they have no clue how it is to be done in intermediate
grades. 
> I'd like to be able to show how what I'm doing shouldn't have to be
thrown 
> out the window entirely.
> 
> Thanks a bunch!
> Mary :)
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Rhonda Brinkman" <Rhonda.Brinkman at sendit.nodak.edu>
> To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group" 
> <mosaic at literacyworkshop.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2008 6:20 PM
> Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Guided Reading in Intermediate?
> 
> 
> > >Hello Mary,
> >
> >  Sorry it took so long to answer just crazy here.
> >
> > To me guided reading can be incorporated into anything. For
example-- I am
> > looking for students to synthesize nonfiction text. I would began
with a
> > small piece of text and model how to synthesize info and build by
adding
> > pieces each time. Then I might use the same writing pieces to
model
> > informative writing. The pieces could be shown to model voice (or
lack of
> > it in writing). I have used Four Blocks in lower and upper grades
and find
> > it easy to incorporate with any program and fairly inexpensive.
Patricia
> > Cunningham and Cheryl Sigmon developed an awesome idea.
> >
> > Mary if you have more questions. Email me directly--
> > rhonda.brinkman at sendit.nodak.edu
> >
> > Hope this helped,
> > Rhonda
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Rhonda,
> >> Can you share any specifics?  I teach strategies and use mostly
lit.
> >> circles
> >> with novels in fifth grade.  I also do writing workshop so I feel
like I
> >> have the basics in place  I'm mostly wondering how Guided Reading
will
> >> change these practices.
> >> Thanks for the help!
> >> Mary :)
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Rhonda Brinkman" <Rhonda.Brinkman at sendit.nodak.edu>
> >> To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group"
> >> <mosaic at literacyworkshop.org>
> >> Sent: Monday, March 03, 2008 6:05 PM
> >> Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Guided Reading in Intermediate?
> >>
> >>
> >>> >
> >>> I love Modifying Four Block for the upper grades.  Have been
using it
> >>> for
> >>> years and I teach middle school. I easily incorporate reading
strategies
> >>> and whatever the students may need.
> >>>
> >>> Rhonda
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>  I'm wondering if anyone is using guided reading in upper
elementary.
> >>> It
> >>> > was written into our strategic plan, yet no one seems to know
how it
> >> works
> >>> > in 4th and 5th grade.  I 've been able to find a few resources
to
> >>> > purchase, but haven't yet. One is from Fountas and Pinnell, and
the
> >> other
> >>> > was from Four Blocks (Big Blocks model).  Basically I'd like to
know
> >> which
> >>> > resource would be better to buy, and also if anyone can tell me
what
> >>> > guided reading looks like and involves at this level.  Is it
> >>> effective?
> >>> > Do you it like or dislike?  Pros/cons?
> >>> >
> >>> > Thanks,
> >>> > Mary
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