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Guided Reading with Info Texts

by Linda Hoyt

Warm Up:
This is a time to skim/scan and preview the text... or reflect on previous reading

Activate Prior Knowledge:
What key concepts/ideas need to be brought to a conscious level? How might you built interest in the reading? How might you activate vocabulary? What are the attributes of an article? How can you tell this is an article and not a story?

MINILESSON

Interaction:
Emphasize independent or paired reading. Use oral reading judiciously.

Reflection:
What are the most important ideas? What was especially interesting?
How did we do at using the strategy from the mini-lesson?

Language Study: (Consider word word, grammar, syllabication, parts of speech or other standards related connection you could make in the text)