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Guided Reading

PLANNING for group instruction

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

Step 5

Step 6

Assess students

Consider forming groups

Source a range of reading material at instructional level

Determine learning intentions (literacy focus areas) for the week for

each aspect of literacy: Reading Texts, Comprehension, Vocabulary

and Phonics (K-2).

Select Texts that will support learning intentions

Plan lesson

Reading level

Class reading library

Syllabus

Literacy Continuum

Comprehension strategies

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SUGGESTED LESSON STRUCTURE

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

Step 5

Step 6

Learning intention

WALT – We are learning to ...

Ensure it is visible for students

Unpack language in the learning intention

Why is the learning helpful/necessary?

Model the learning - using the Think Aloud Strategy

Guided support – including anecdotal records for each reader in group

Independent practice - differentiation

- including success criteria

Reflection

The ‘what’

The ‘why’

The ‘how’

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Literacy continuum (K-6)

NB: This draft continuum will be revised and extended

to Year 10.

This continuum defines eight aspects of literacy found in

the research to be critical to successful literacy

acquisition.

It describes the development typically expected of most

students in the eight aspects :

Reading texts

Comprehension

Vocabulary knowledge

Aspects of writing

Aspects of speaking

Phonics

Phonemic awareness

Concepts about print

Interactive version further info in downloads for each

cluster

Figure 1- Interactive version

Teaching Literacy Strategies

This package provides key resources that assist

teachers to better understand comprehension and how

to explicitly teach six comprehension strategies in the

classroom.

It provides resources that support teachers to examine

the important role of rich talk in classrooms and its

connection to comprehension.

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Teaching comprehension strategies booklet

Booklet covers the Super Six strategies:

Making connections

Predicting

Questioning

Monitoring

Visualising

Summarising

What teachers need to know about Reading and

writing difficulties – Peter Westwood

ACER (Australian Council of Educational Research)

publication.

Link to 3H strategy

The School Magazine - DEC

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Talk Around Text – video

Professor Freebody discusses how parents and

teachers can better support children in reading and

writing.

Rich Talk About Text – video

Professor P. Davis Pearson informs us that the real

goals of reading instruction are comprehension,

understanding, enjoyment and insight for every child.

DEC Literacy Website developed by the Literacy Unit.

The Literacy Unit at Curriculum and Learning Innovation

Centre leads the Department’s actions and responses to

core literacy issues under the Office of Schools Plan

2009-2011 and the State’s Literacy K-12 Policy.

The Literacy Unit provides literacy professional learning

support, materials and programs for regions, schools

and teachers.

DEC Literacy Publications Main website which contains

links to all literacy publications

In this section, you will find publications organised from

new literacy publications to publications developed

under the previous NSW State Literacy Strategy and

finally literacy support materials for parents.

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This guide, An introduction to quality literacy teaching,

provides advice for teachers from Kindergarten to Year

12 on what can be considered the cornerstones of

quality literacy teaching in NSW public schools, that is,

literacy teaching that is explicit, systematic, balanced

and integrated.

New Literacy professional learning packages and

resources

Professional learning packages are collections of related

learning materials assembled under particular topics.

The contents of these new packages may include video

presentations, professional reading, bibliographies,

teaching ideas or professional learning suggestions.

Recommended text – Revisit, Reflect, Retell by Linda

Hoyt

Recommended text – Guided Comprehension in

Grades 3-8 by Maureen McLaughlin and Mary Beth

Allen

(A junior primary version is available)