Guided Reading Lesson Guide (Day 1 & 2) 1 of 4
Guided Reading Lesson Guide
1st – 4th grade
The aim of guided reading is to develop independent readers
who apply strategies to new text as they seek meaning.
Guided reading is the “heart” of your reading block. It is
differentiated, very focused and rigorous.
DAY 1
Warm-up
Activity
(2 min)
Phonemic Awareness/phonics as needed
Strategy
Focus
Teacher identifies prior to reading
Use Houghton Mifflin strategy focus or skill
Book
Introduction
(1 min.)
Teacher orally states an introduction that helps create a focus for
reading. (i.e. Today you are going to read a book called….In this
book, you are going to read a story about a bear who….)
Can use the introduction to pre-teach or model the strategy/skill
Activate
prior
knowledge
(2-3 min.)
Use vocabulary, oral introduction and title to make reasonable
predictions
Picture Walk/building background – quick; chunk sections, minimize
and “let the author do the talking”
Identify tricky pictures or concepts that may interfere with
comprehension during the reading of the text.
Use selected pictures to predict outcomes
Use metacognition thinking stems
Identify connections that students are able to make.
Focus on higher level thinking skills/comprehension.
Explicit
vocabulary
instruction
(3-5 min.)
Explicitly teach vocabulary words in curriculum guide (i.e. context
cards)
Focus on word meaning
