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Guided Reading Group Lesson:  The below video and narrative shows an actual guided group lesson with a grade 2 group.  Please remember that guided literacy instruction occur as a part of an instructional sequence and will not apply to every setting based on students abilities.  Thanks to Margie Linde, Reading Recovery Teacher Leader, Karen Liebert, NBCT, Reading Recovery Teacher, and videographer Patrick Wollam.

Video of Lesson Taught by Karen Liebert, SES

Karen Liebert Guided Reading Lesson Narrative

Guide Sheet for Guided Plus Groups

Reading and Writing Workshop  A sample reading/writing workshop classrom schedule.  Again, this is a sample and times for the various components may change based on student needs / classroom needs / school needs. 

Comprehensive Intervention Model Design  From:  Reading Recovery Center, Collaborative Center for Literacy, University of Kentucky.  The CIM design is a systematic approach for literacy improvement.

Research on CIM – Literacy

Guided Reading Phases  Phases of the Reading / Writing workshop with quality instructional phases of literacy.

Building and Sustaining A Culture for Excellence October 2010  Power point presentation that illustrates the type of school / classroom culture that must be in place for improvement in literacy.

Accomplishments in Reading K-3  The National Academy of Science’s Preventing Reading Difficulties in Young Children.  What proficiences should students have in reading at the various grade levels?

What are the students doing?  Creating and Maintaining K-3 Literacy Stations

Literacy – Paired Student Reviews     

Literacy – Reading Circle Rubric

Literacy – Two Strategies to Help Readers Become Strategic

Literacy – Types of Small Group Arrangements