Table of Contents
List of Videos x
Skill Lesson Chart xiii
Foreword Timothy Rasinski xvi
Acknowledgements xviii
Part I Why Guided Practice in the ELA Block 1
Chapter 1 What Developing Readers Need 3
Characteristics of Developing Readers in Middle Grades 5
Developing Readers Need Skilled Teachers 5
Developing Readers Need Four Key Literacy Experiences 9
Developing Readers Need Guided Practice 11
Developing Readers Need to Experience the Benefits of Rereading 12
Developing Readers Need to Talk About Texts 13
Time to Reflect 14
Chapter 2 Organizing for Guided Practice 15
Independent Reading Increases Volume 17
Daily Interactive Read-Alouds Benefit All Readers 19
Vocabulary Instruction Increases Fluency and Comprehension: Teach Words in Groups 22
Teachers' Notebooks Model Writing About Reading 25
Readers' Notebooks Boost Comprehension 26
Avoid Cognitive Overload 28
Time to Reflect 28
Part II Teaching the Guided Practice Lessons 29
Two Types of Guided Practice Lessons: Partner Discussion and Shared Reading 29
The Structure of Partner Discussion Lessons Using Poetry and Short Texts 30
The Structure of Shared Reading Lessons 31
Guided Practice and the Gradual Release of Responsibility 32
How Can Guided Practice Lessons Lead to Reading Growth? 33
How Are the Lessons in This Book Organized? 33
How Many Lessons Should Students Complete? 34
How Do I Know When to Intervene? 34
Why Should Students Self-Evaluate? 34
How Do I Choose Texts? 34
How Do I Introduce Texts So Students Want to Read Them? 35
What Materials Do I Need for Lessons to Run Smoothly and Successfully? 36
Reminders for the Guided Practice Lessons 36
Chapter 3 Partner Discussion Lessons 38
Lesson 1 Partner Discussions Using the Poem for Two Voices, "What Was She Thinking?" 40
Lesson 2 Partner Discussions of the Short Text, "Jorge Muñoz: An American Hero" 43
Lesson 3 Partner Discussions Using the Poem, "Escape Artist" 46
Lesson 4 Partner Discussions Using the Text, "What Was Early Humans' Greatest Invention?" 51
Lesson 5 Partner Discussions Using the Poem, "Before I Could Write This Poem-" 54
Lesson 6 Partner Discussions of the Short Narrative, "Manhunt" 57
Lesson 7 Partner Discussions of the Poem, "The Explorers" 60
Lesson 8 Partner Discussions of the Short Text, "The Day I Started Becoming an American" 63
Lesson 9 Partner Discussions of the Poem, "Ode to the Skunk" 66
Lesson 10 Partner Discussions for the Text, "I Am Not a Number" 69
Lesson 11 Partner Discussions of the Short Text, "Now… and Then" 72
Lesson 12 Partner Discussions Using the Poem, "If Stones Had Tongues" 76
Chapter 4 Shared Reading Lessons 78
Lesson 13 Shared Reading of the Poem, "The Man for the Job" 80
Lesson 14 Shared Reading of the Short Text, "Jane Goodall: A Portrait of Determination" 83
Lesson 15 Shared Reading of the Poem, "Rain, She" 86
Lesson 16 Shared Reading of the Short Text, "The Service Dog: Man's Best Friend" 90
Lesson 17 Shared Reading of the Poem, "Lost and Found" 93
Lesson 18 Shared Reading of the Short Text, "Johnny Appleseed-Jonathan Chapman: One Man-Two Stories" 97
Lesson 19 Shared Reading of the Poem, "George Washington Carver" 100
Lesson 20 Shared Reading of the Short Text, "The Masters of Pollination" 103
Lesson 21 Shared Reading of the Poem, "Amazon Rain Forest" 106
Lesson 22 Shared Reading of the Short Text, "Chita Rivera: The Dancer's Dancer" 109
Lesson 23 Shared Reading of the Poem, "Who Were They-Those First People to Walk Upon This Land?" 112
Lesson 24 Shared Reading of the Short Text, "Solving an Ancient Cave Mystery" 115
Part III Next Steps for Guided Practice and Growth in Reading 117
Improve Fluency: Practice and Performance Using Guided Practice Texts 118
Benefits to Students of Practice and Performance 119
Transfer Learning From Guided Practice to Instructional and Independent Reading 120
Teaching and Learning Reminder 120
Time to Reflect 121
Appendixes
Appendix A Suggested ELA Schedule for 45 Minutes 122
Appendix B Suggested ELA Schedule for 60 Minutes 123
Appendix C Literary Elements Handout for Students 124
Appendix D Self-Evaluation Questions/Prompts for Students 126
Appendix E Compare/Contrast Handout for Students 127
Appendix F Guidelines for Planning a Shared Reading Lesson 128
Appendix G Guidelines for Preplanning 3 Partner Discussions Lesson 129
Appendix H Magazine Resources for Short Texts for Guided Practice lessons 130
Appendix I Additional Short Texts and Poems by David L. Harrison 131
Short Greek Myth for Guided Practice: And Zeus Said (Maybe)… 131
Short Informational Text for Guided Practice: Going… Going… Gone? 132
Poem: Wanting to Be Needed 132
Poem: The Last Northern White Rhinoceros 133
Appendix J Books and Poetry for Instructional and Independent Reading 134
Appendix K Picture Books for Interactive Read-Alouds 138
References 141
Index 142