Guided rEading Lesson Plans: Informational Text
Date:
LEVEL:
Within the Text
Beyond the Text
Solving Words
Predicting:
___Notice new/interesting words
___Use text structure to predict outcome
Group Members:
___solve content specific words using
___Use text evidence to confirm/disprove
graphics, word boxes
___apply problem solving strategies to
Making Connections
complex words
Text
Bring knowledge from
___background ___other text
Monitoring/Correcting
___Monitor accuracy and and
Instructional Focus
understanding, self-correcting when
Synthesizing
errors detract from meaning.
___Differentiate between what is known
and new information
Searching for/Using Information
___Mentally form categories of related info
Word Work
Vocabulary
___captions, photos, other text features
___Express changes in ideas/learning after
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reading
___compound sentences
___dialogue
About the Text
___plot tension/suspense (narrative)
Analyzing
Observations
___Notice variety in layout/text features
Summarizing
___Understand when author has used
___Follow and remember a sequence of
compare/contrast, cause/effect, etc.
events in chronological order
___Notice how author used pictures or other
___Identify important ideas and report
graphics to convey meaning
them in an organized manner
___Identify and understand sets of
related ideas
Critiquing
___Evaluate quality of text feature, interest level.
___Notice author’s qualifications to write text
Next Time
Keep in Mind
Fluency: Phrased, fluent oral reading with expression that reflects understanding of
author’s purpose, characters, expression, appropriate use of pausing/intonation.
Comprehension: Based on observations during discussion, revisit text to clarify/extend
understanding. Remind students to go back to the text to support answers. What makes you think
that? What part of the text made you think that?