2. Guided Reading Graphic Organizer
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During Reading
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After Reading
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Teacher
discusses topic students have been working on which is weather. She relates
the book to the topic they are already familiar with.
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She asks
students to make a prediction about what they think the book will be about.
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Discusses
the cover of the book with the students and has them put their finger on the
title and then on other pictures in the book.
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Asks
students a few questions. For example, “What do flowers have to do with the
weather?”
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Has
students read title with her while pointing to the words. She also has them
say the days of the week with her.
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She has
students “notice” the pictures.
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She asks
the students what sounds they hear and she sounds out the words with them.
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Discusses
the types of weather with the students. They say their most favorite and
least favorite types of weather.
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Look at
pictures once again and students point out which pictures they like.
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She
repeats some of the above steps from page to page. She asks students what
clues the pictures give.
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Continues
to really work on sounds of the words.
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Answers
any questions that the students have, she is very helpful and encouraging.
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Explains
to students what they are about to do as readers.
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Listens
in and takes notes as each student reads quietly to themselves. Goes around
from student to student.
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Helps
students sound out words.
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She
points out details to students, such as the pictures on the page to help them
get a better understanding.
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Encourages
them.
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Asks
students to sound out words, and then she points to other words that can help
them.
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She
tells students to read the book again when they say “I’m finished”.
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Really
encourages the students and asks them questions to get them to think about
what they are reading.
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Tells
students to always remember to look at the pictures and the words.
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Tells
them to pay attention to the beginning and the ending sounds.
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Shows
students some examples in the book they just read, “What is the weather? Look
at the wind.”
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Looks
back at her notes to discuss what students need more help on.
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She
takes the students books away so they focus only on the book she is holding
up.
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She
reads some of the words wrong and lets the students correct her.
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Encourages
them to go back and re-read.
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Engages
students in “Word Work” where she shows them flash cards with pictures of
weather on them. She tells the students what they should call each picture.
For example sun instead of sunny, cloud instead of cloudy, lightening instead
of stormy, and wind instead of windy.
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She has
students work on their pronunciation.
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Has
flash cards with the beginning letter of each picture and lets students match
them up. Uses sounds out of letters and words while doing this.
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Does the
same thing after that, but this time with the ending letters of each picture.
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Lastly,
she praises the children.
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