Enhancing Guided Reading: Building Firmer Foundations & Improving Individual Assessment

This workshop is designed to deepen educators' understanding of guided reading practices and improve their ability to implement effective, differentiated reading instruction. Participants will analyze comprehension strategies and explore how to deliver them in engaging and accessible ways. The session emphasizes targeted instruction, allowing students to build familiarity and proficiency with individual strategies during reading. Educators will receive focused lesson ideas and practical tools that align with small-group instruction and formative assessment.

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• Ineffective use of guided reading strategies due to lack of implementation support
  
  
• Over-reliance on whole-group instruction that fails to address diverse reading needs
  
  
• Inconsistent or superficial assessment of students’ reading progress and comprehension
  
  
• Lack of targeted, strategy-based lesson planning for differentiated instruction

1. Effective Use of Comprehension Strategies
   Participants will learn how to identify and implement specific comprehension strategies that support student understanding during guided reading. These include approaches to teaching students how to actively engage with text and apply strategies such as predicting, summarizing, and questioning while reading.
   
   
2. Individualized Lesson Design and Delivery
   Educators will gain focused, ready-to-use lesson ideas for teaching individual reading strategies. These lessons are designed to be delivered in small-group settings, allowing teachers to meet students where they are and foster the gradual application of new skills.
   
   
3. Assessment Integration and Data Use
   The workshop will equip participants with tools and methods for assessing individual student progress in guided reading. Teachers will learn to use formative assessment techniques that inform instruction, helping them adjust lessons to student needs and track growth over time