Guided Reading Assignment

1. In order to have a guided reading, the teacher should remind the group about the topic discussed. If the text is a picture book, the group should do a picture walk. After looking at all the pictures, the class should predict what will happen in the story. If possible, those predictions should be recorded for later use. The teacher can go over new vocabulary before and/or during reading. The second read should be the students reading independently with the teacher nearby. As students read independently, the teacher should walk over to each student to see how they are performing. Each student can be given one-on-one time. Once everyone is done, the teacher will bring up an activity relating to the reading.  
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3. I really enjoyed the teacher's enthusiasm but I believe it was too much at times.  The teacher can show excitement without sounding so fake. I am afraid that students can pick up on that and will result in them being less engaged. I was surprised to see some students looking so bored. I wonder if this was their teacher or if she was just a guest. I really liked how the teacher listened to every child and repeated what she heard. This shows students that she is paying attention to what they are saying and the rest of the group can hear the answer if they did not the first time.  I also enjoyed how she gave tips and recommendations through "secrets." It is a good method but I wonder if it really helped students. When the group was doing the activity, I noticed that the teacher never gave students the answer. She scaffolding and waited for student to answer. It was a great way to get students to critically think. Overall, this video was a great example of what a guided reading should look like. 

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