Guided Reading Teaching Strategies

Introducing the Text

• Show how the book works.
• Tell what the whole story is about
• Point out new text features and structures
• Build interest
• Activate and build background knowledge
• Point out new and important words
• Point out new text features
• Draw attention to illustrations

Extending the Meaning of the Text

• Give a writing activity
• Give a drawing activity

Supporting Effective Rading

• Give positive feedback
• Point out what the children are doing well using expressions like:

Excellent! I love the way..........
Keep reading in your head.......
Start again and red with......
Great job stopping for.......

Discussing and Revisiting the text

Teaching Processing Strategies and Working with Words