Guided Reading Update: Good Readers statements

You know when you notice your kids do weird stuff when they read to you? But then you’re not always sure what to do about it?

Yeah, that’s a common problem.

Here’s another problem:

Sometimes, at the beginning of a lesson, we say, “Today we’re going to practice making predictions”. And the kid looks at you like, “Well, that’s great.” 

Then you say, “So let’s look at the cover. What do you predict will happen in this book?” and the kid goes, “I don’t know. I don’t know how to make predictions. You might want to explain this a little more thoroughly if you actually expect me to do it.”

Ok, so kids don’t actually tell us that. They usually give us a blank stare or something. But that’s the truth, right? We ask kids to do this stuff without explicitly stating how to do it.

That’s why I created my “Good Readers” statements. They are written to explicitly but briefly introduce the strategy we want kids to use. I wrote statements for comprehension and decoding strategies. And guess what? You can download them for free! Just head over to my TpT store and download it as part of the Rolling Out Guided Reading Freebie.

Here’s a little pointer about creating a Good Readers statement to use as a strategy focus during guided reading:

You can get the “Good Readers” statements as a part of a free download! Just enter your email address below to get freebies and tips for guided reading.

and for the complete set, including these tools and more, check out my new Rolling Out Guided Reading Pack at TPT! Over 100 pages of planning and instructional tools, organizational tips and binder resources for Guided Reading! (It even includes editable pages for you to work with on your computer!)