Guided Reading Lesson
Preteach the Vocabulary
High-Frequency Words
a, for, go, goes, her, she, the, to, with
Story Words
book, bookstore, clothing, coat, food, grandfather, grandmother, pet, shoes, shop, toy
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Teach the Objectives
Reading Strategy
Connect to prior knowledge to understand the text
Comprehension
Classify information
Phonological Awareness
Blend phonemes
Phonics
Identify initial and final consonant st-blends
Grammar and Mechanics
Capitalize sentence beginnings and punctuate sentence endings
Word Work
Identify compound words
Think, Collaborate, Discuss
Promote higher-order thinking for small groups
or whole class
Assessment Resources