Good question... By Kat's Mom

Dear anon4this,

I can't offer too much help, but just wanted to say I empathize with your frustration here. I feel like the actual guided reading lesson, especially for intermediate grades, is a very elusive,

mystical thing. Research I've searched on the internet and in many resource books, focuses on primary guided reading templates. I agree, intermediate guided reading lessons, especially when having to plan for 4-5 a week, feels like something I have to pull out of my ear a lot! Trying to help some, as for materials, I like using chapter books for guided reading, because then

I'm not scrambling to find new materials every week; it lasts me a while. I also copy magazine articles out of magazines, such a Cricket and Highlights, to use as materials. I am also lucky enough to have leveled sets of tradebooks that came with my basal set. If you don't have a subscription, Readinga-z.com does have printable, levelled readers on their website WITH some worksheets to accompany each book so you've got SOMETHING to work with, and the books are decent, plus short enough to read in one or two sittings.
I concentrate on fluency a lot when doing guided reading groups. I often "assign" 3-4 pgs. in the book for ea. kid at the table to preread/practice, and then we go around the table, sharing the book orally by the pages assigned. I often do running records while the kids read their pages. Sometimes, I will have them read the book silently, and I give them 5-6 multiple choice, "test-like" questions to answer, where they have to mark the pg. number of where to find that answer in the book. We then go over together after. Sometimes after reading together, I have them reread the book with a partner.
Like you, I hope some other posters give you some "meaty" tips on how to plan a guided reading lesson. I agree, being given yet another book title to check is not what I need. I want to actually hear exactly what others are doing...

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