Components of Guided Reading Lessons

Preview/Predict
Use the title, illustrations, graphics, bold print or other text features to
make connections to the topic/concept and to access background
knowledge.

Debugging the Text

Review unknown or difficult words, text features or challenges in the text
prior to reading. Unknown vocabulary should be decoded and discussed
using students’ processing print skills.

Silent Reading
Silently, students read the previewed text. The teacher observes the
students’ reading process and assists as necessary. During this time, the
teachers selectively interviews individual students, focusing on their
strategy use.

Fluency Check
While students are reading silently the teacher asks individual students to
read aloud so that the teacher can check the student’s ability to process
print at this level.

Discussion: Strategies/Concepts
The group discusses how they read the text selection, what strategies they
used and the key concepts in the text.