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1. Students should be
   divided into small groups (4-6 students). The younger the students the smaller
   the groups. (Learn more about grouping
   students).
   
2. Guided reading
   lessons are to be about 15-20 minutes in duration.
   
3. Appropriately
   leveled reading materials must be selected for the group and each child should
   have his/her own copy of the literature. Learn more about
   reading levels/leveled materials.
   
4. Pre-Reading: The
   teacher establishes a purpose for reading through prediction making, vocabulary
   introduction, or discussing ideas that will provide the readers with the
   background knowledge required for the text.
   
5. Reading: The
   teacher observes the students as they read the text softly or silently to
   themselves. The teacher provides guidance and coaching to individuals based on
   her/his observations by providing prompts, asking questions, and encouraging
   attempts at reading strategy application.
   
6. Post Reading: The
   teacher asks questions to ensure that the text has been comprehended by the
   readers and praises their efforts. Further, the teacher may observe gaps in
   strategy application and address these gaps following the reading in a
   mini-lesson format.
   
7. What do all the other students do during the guided reading
   lesson? When you teach guided reading you are busy observing and instructing
   a small group of students. The other students in your class must be kept engage
   in a literacy activity while you are with your GR group. To ensure success of
   guided reading, be prepared to invest time upfront teaching your students the
   procedures you would like them to follow while you are busy with the GR groups.
   Once you are certain that the students can follow the procedures THEN focus on
   actually teaching guided reading.
   
   • View a list of possible literacy centers
     you can use to engage your "other" students in while you spend your time with a
     GR group.

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