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Guided Reading
School-wide Norms
100

Fiction, Non-Fiction, and Poetry

What are the common genres?

100

CPSL

What is the genre frame for fiction books?

100

7:30 AM

What time does your tour of duty start?

200

Questions we can ask ourselves with any text in the genre to help arrive at meaning.

What are transferable questions?

200

1.  Create the right group and select the right text

2. Read the text and craft a precise main idea

3. Plan for your book launch

What are the planning steps in Guided Reading?

200
  • 100% of Scholars must track the speaker

  • Scholars voice is the most prominent

  • Scholars ask questions pertinent to the conversation

  • Teacher allows scholars to debate and discuss ideas with one another.

What are Habits of Discussion?

300

Deepest Level of Meaning + Contextualized

What is the common definition of Main Idea?

300

Book Launch, Student Coaching, & Discourse

What are the Guided Reading Essentials?

300


  • Class Charter

  • Behavior Clip Chart

  • Reflection Station

  • Bulletin Boards-Standards, Learning Objective (ELA,Math,Word Wall  & Writing)

  • Student work posted, Teacher feedback

  • Document Camera

  • Independent readers-by level



What is the norm for your classroom environment?

400

Play-by-Play Plot Summary & Hallmark Card Cliche

What are the 2 common Main Idea pitfalls?

400

1. Begins with the transferable strategy

2. Drives toward the main idea

3. Builds independence & teaches for the future

4. Promotes student-led discussion & student ownership

What is effective discourse?

400
  • Annotated lesson plans 

  • Begin and end on time

  • Appropriate Graphic Organizers

  • Stick to the plan

  • ALL discourse should be text based

  • Annotated plans must be available

What is the norm for Insight Humanities?

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