Intro to Guided Reading: A Guide to Small Group Literacy Instruction

Understanding reading-level expectations for students and how to push students toward higher reading levels is a critical component of reading instruction. Guided reading allows teachers to support students in reading by expanding their ability within and beyond the texts. Participants in this course will learn about foundational reading skills and how they build upon one another, as well as understanding their relationship to a student’s reading level. The training will cover the background and main components of guided reading, as well as how to plan for a guided reading group. Participants will be provided with a variety of strategy ideas and resources they can implement immediately with their small groups.

• Understand the difference between reading levels and Lexile levels, and how you can use these levels to group students
• Strategies to use guided reading groups for emergent and early readers (pre-kindergarten through first grade)
• Strategies to use in guided reading groups for transitional and fluent readers (second grade and up)
• How to analyze assessment data and use the information collected to guide your instruction
• How to utilize a variety of tools, graphic organizers, and lesson plan templates to design an effective guided reading lesson

Once I have determined how to group my students into guided reading groups based on ability levels, what specific strategies can I use to ensure that they progress in their reading skills?

At the conclusion of the course, you will receive a certificate for 9 Professional Development Hours (Clock Hours, CPEs, CEUs).

Model Teaching and Action Potential Learning Professional Development Courses are pre-approved in the following states:

• Texas: TEA CPE# 902-391, under parent company Action Potential Learning, LLC
• Montana: Office of Public Instruction (OPI) approved
• New York State: CTLE# 23730

If you are a teacher in a different state and wish to use our Professional Development Courses for teacher license renewal, please view our PD STATE REQUIREMENTS PAGE to learn more about your state’s requirements.

Also, consider taking our UNIVERSITY-PARTNERED, ACADEMIC CREDIT COURSES to earn regionally-accredited units or credits, accepted by most states.