Reading Instruction
Reading Workshop consists of whole group instruction (including read-aloud, mini-lessons, and shared reading), small group instruction, and independent reading. Below are resources and student samples to support instruction during Reading Workshop.
Whole Group Instruction
(Read-Aloud/Mini-Lessons/Shared Reading)
- Mini-Lesson—Understanding Characters (PDF or Word)
- Making Meaning Units for ELA-S Teachers
- Reading Workshop for ECE
Buddy Reading Plan (PDF or Word)
Mini-Lessons for Independent Reading—Procedures and Strategies (PDF or Word)
- Reading Workshop for Kindergarten
Mini-Lessons for Independent Reading—Procedures and Strategies (PDF or Word)
Small Group Instruction
Guided Reading for Kindergarten–Grade 5
- Guided Reading Overview (Power Point)
- Developmental Stages of Reading (PDF or Word)
- Guided Reading Lesson Plan and Observation Notes Template (PDF or Word)
- Guided Reading Lesson Plan Analysis Template (PDF or Word)
- Early Emergent Guided Reading Considerations for ELLs (PDF or Word)
- Sample Lesson Plan for Early Emergent ELLs: Wow! Look at This! (PDF or Word)
- Sample Lesson Analysis for Early Emergent ELLs: Wow! Look at This! (PDF or Word)
- Upper Emergent Guided Reading Considerations for ELLs (PDF or Word)
- Early Fluent Guided Reading Considerations for ELLs (PDF or Word)
- Sample Lesson Plan for Early Fluent ELLs: Frog and Toad
(PDF or Word)
- Sample Lesson Analysis for Early Fluent ELLs: Frog and Toad (PDF or Word)
- Sample Lesson Plan for Early Fluent ELLs: Eva's Cloud (PDF or Word)
- Sample Lesson Analysis for Early Fluent ELLs: Eva's Cloud (PDF or Word)
- Additional Sample Guided Reading Lesson Plan
- Understanding Characters (PDF or Word)
Intimate Shared Cognition for ECE–Kindergartten
- Intimate Shared Cognition: What Comes Before Guided Reading? (PDF or Word)
- Intimate Shared Cognition Lesson Plan Template (PDF or Word)
- Intimate Shared Cognition Lesson Analysis Template (PDF or Word)
- Intimate Shared Cognition Considerations for English Language Learners
(PDF or Word)
- Sample Lesson Plan for ELLs: The Desert is My Mother (PDF or Word)
- Sample Lesson Analysis for ELLs: The Desert is My Mother (PDF or Word)
- When is a Child Ready for Guided Reading? (PDF or Word)
Independent Reading
- Independent Reading Program (PowerPoint presentations)
- Strategies to Model or Questions to Ask to Support Children's Progress during Independent Reading (for Kindergarten–Grade 1) (PDF or Word)
Reading Components
Additional Reading Resources
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