Reading Videos & Resources

Emergent Readers

Cross-checking.mp4

Cross Checking

This video shows strategies to help when students:

Guess words when they come to unknown words

Only use the picture for clues

Aren't looking at the first sound to figure out unknown words

1-1 match.mov

1:1 Matching

This video gives you ideas of things to try with students who:

  • struggle with 1:1 matching during reading.

BridgeB-C.MOV

Bridging from B to C

  • If you have students that are stuck in level B and you can't get them to move on this video will show you how to bridge the gap between pattern books and story books.

BtoC bridge (just readings).MOV

Bridging B to C, just the readings

Effective Guided Reading Instruction

Bridging the Gap.mov

Bridging the Gap

Do you have students who have been stuck in the same reading level for a while?

This video gives ideas to try to get the student to become successful in the next reading level.

Adjusting Lessons Based on Data.mp4

Sample of adjusting teaching , using data from the readers

Lila.MOV

Teaching point after a student reads

  • This video shows how a teacher might analyze a students reading at the transitional level and plan instruction the next day that matches what the student did.

Left to Right flashing.mov

Left to Right Flashing

  • Helps students train their eye to look across words

  • Helps students build automaticity with sight words

Lila2.MOV

Prompting & Teaching point

  • Do you have kids that substitute words while reading and keep reading? That aren't looking all the way through words?

  • This video shows you how to prompt kids to push them into looking closer because they could be right but they may be wrong.

Benchmarking Students

Benchmarking Students.mp4

Benchmarking Students

1:22 Why use running records?4:05 Cold running records5:36 Warm running records6:60 When to do a running record within a guided reading lesson8:13 Important decision guidelines10:25 Strategies for reading10:55 Four types if info we can get15:06 Sample reading/running record18:30 Using running record to guide instruction23:15 How to better communicate growth of student over time25:00 Things to notice when taking running record27:36 Student spelling unknown word/lack of letter sounds30:12 Should we analyze every error on running records?31:40 How to assess fluent readers using running records and identify teaching points33:25 How to progress monitor specific skills with a running record36:42 Prompting for students using meaning, but not matching visuals38:55 Teaching Points for fluency40:22 Using one students running record to plan for a group in guided reading42:10 Students recording themselves and teachers using it to take a running record43:40 Jan & Michele's final thoughts on running records

This document shows you a list of reading & writing skills, based on level. Resource available for levels A-I, and is useful to print, laminated & keep at your guided reading table.