Guided Reading Lesson
Preteach the Vocabulary
High-Frequency Words
is, not
Story Words
bear, deer, falling, fox, head, hits, mouse, nut, owl, rabbit, runs, sky, squirrel
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Teach the Objectives
Reading Strategy
Use the strategy of pausing while reading to retell what has been read
Comprehension
Sequence story events
Phonological Awareness
Discriminate sounds
Phonics
Identify short vowel Aa
Grammar and Mechanics
Understand that quotation marks identify a speaker’s words
Word Work
Understand how to place words in alphabetical order
Think, Collaborate, Discuss
Promote higher-order thinking for small groups
or whole class
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