 I don't know about you but I used to work so hard to find meaningful work for my students to complete while I met with guided reading groups. The activities I found were too easy for some and too hard for others, the students found boring, and it took forever for me to schedule when the students would work on each activity. Stop the madness! Work smarter, not harder!
This was when I decided that graphic organizers were the answer! We want to teach so many reading skills throughout the year and as much as we want the students to keep these skills fresh in their mind, it is so hard to find time to revisit these skills after the week is over. What I did was take the 9 skills I wanted to teach first quarter and I made a graphic organizer to go with each skill. I would go over these 9 graphic organizers with my students at the beginning of the quarter so they would know how to complete these activities, they would use their guided reading novel and apply the reading skills to it. I would have them choose 3 activities a week, I asked them to even illustrate each graphic organizer so we could do some left brain/right brain activation. I would say that each graphic organizer should be presented to me as if it were a book report, I want to see page numbers to show proof, I want new and interesting vocabulary words, I want detailed writing! Then, the next quarter, there would be 9 new reading skill graphic organizers! The best thing about these guided reading literacy centers is that every student in the class can complete the same activity, regardless of ability-the teacher differentiates her assessment, not the assignment! Two activities could be completely different but both receive full credit if that was the best effort and ability for that specific student. This particular product is for the full school year although in my shop I have them broken down by quarter and even individually! The 33 reading skills included for this quarter are:
Each graphic organizer has easy instructions for the students to follow. You will notice I included the Vocabulary activity each quarter as I always wanted my students to continue to build upon their vocabulary throughout the entire year. I have added 33 reading skill facts sheets to help teach these skills and for students to keep as reference all year long! These are perfect for introducing the reading skill each week, and having students develop a deeper understanding of how they can apply that skill to their reading. These are a great way to teach reading skills and continue to reinforce them throughout the year! As always, email me with any feedback at [email protected]! Enjoy! ♡
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