Guided Reading Tips from Fountas and Pinnell

Staff,

       Here are some ideas from Fountas and Pinnell to help you get the most out of your guided reading time. On Wednesday, January 10th we have out progress monitor meetings during common plan time in Mrs. Lindstrom's classroom.

Twelve Tips for Powerful Teaching in Guided Reading Lessons

The following are some guiding principles that may help you get more power in your teaching:

1. Notice the student’s precise reading behaviors.
2. Eliminate ineffective behaviors and help the reader do what proficient readers do. 
3. Select a text on which the reader can learn how to read better- not too difficult and not too easy. 
4. Teach the reader not the text.
5. to read written language not words.
6. Teach for the student to initiate effective problem-solving actions. Use clear precise language that passes the control to the reader. 
7. Only ask the student to do what you know he can do. 
8. Don’t clutter the teaching with too much talk. 
9. Focus on self-monitoring and self-regulating behaviors so the reader becomes independent. 
10. Build on examples of successful processing. 
11. Teach for fast responding so the reader can process smoothly and efficiently.

From Guided Reading: Responsive Teaching Across the Grades by Irene C. Fountas and Gay Su Pinnell. Copyright (C) 2017 by Irene C. Fountas and Gay Su Pinnell. Published by Heinemann.