Gradual Release of Responsibility (GRR)
to provide appropriate instruction, moving students towards independence.
What is the goal of the Gradual Release of Responsibility Framework?
A variety of genre and above grade level
What types of text should the teacher use when reading aloud during the reading block?
The teacher and students read aloud a text that provides opportunities for students to expand their reading competencies
What is shared reading?
Three types of small groups used in the reading block
What are guided reading, strategy groups, and student-led/literature circles?
motivated to read, strategic in their approaches to comprehending what they read, knowledgeable in their constuction o meaning from text, and socially interactive while reading
What is an engaged reader?
I do it (focus lesson), you do it (guided instruction), you do it together (collaborative group work), you do it alone (independent practice)
What is the Gradual Release of Responsibility Framework?
Any 3:
to build background knowledge
model fluent reading and use of strategies
foster interest and motivation
hear rich language of texts
learn new vocabulary, grammar
What are three important benefits of read alouds during the reading block?
Why is shared reading important?
To group students and pinpoint specific skills and strategies students need to learn next
How are assessments used for guided reading?
The amount of time readers can sustain their reading
What is reading stamina?
typically done with the whole class, usually lasting 15 minutes or less, does not have to come at the beginning of the lesson, and is not limited to once per lesson
What is focused instruction?
Either the teacher or a proficient student reads the text aloud while others read aloud at the same time, with periodic stops to discuss content
Or, in kindergarten, involves an enlarged text that everyone reads together,
Or, in middle school, students may read with partners or in small groups.
How is the reading done during shared reading?
Any response that follows:
When they have mastered the strategy
When they advance to the next reading level
When they have met the learning goals
When do group members change to a different group?
reading independently with deep engagement while applying strategies and conferring individually to monitor progress, pacing, and volume
What are the teacher and students doing during independent reading in the literacy block?
almost always conducted with small, purposeful groups that have been composed based on formative assessment data
What is guided instruction?
small groups, instructional leveled texts, targeted teaching
What are some guided reading essentials?
ensure just right fit books are selected
conduct individual conferences regularly
monitor reading habits
review reading logs
give book talks regularly
What can the teacher do to help students read books of interest that they can actually read and comprehend?
It's not used at all
It's used as a special event rather than an established instructional routine
It's used to introduce new information to students rather than as a time for students to apply what they already know in novel situations or engage in a spiral review of previous knowledge
How is the collaborative learning phase of instruction misused?
needs based by teacher and the same reading level
needs based by teacher and may be different reading levels
may be student selected based upon interest in text
How are the guided reading, strategy, and student-led groups different in the way they are formed?
one is done to apply strategies that were taught in whole group while the other is done for the sheer pleasure of reading
What is difference between the scheduled independent reading time during the reading block and independent reading at other times?