Description
Are you looking to facilitate reading intervention with older students? This guided reading binder will support your guided reading program for secondary ELA (grades 6-12). This all-in-one resource is designed specifically for educators working with middle and high school students, providing everything you need to organize interventions, collect data, track progress, and enhance your literacy instruction.
Included with this Guided Reading Binder for Upper Grades:
- Instructional Planning & Reference
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- Reading Instruction Reference
- Guided Reading Weekly Schedule
- Week at a Glance Page
- Monthly Planning Calendar
- Guided Reading Groups Rules Poster
- Assessment & Data Tracking
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- Reading Assessment Tracker
- Response to Intervention Data Collection Sheet
- Assessment Data Tracker
- Reading Level Data Tracker for Grades 6-12
- Running Record Form
- Reading Conference Form
- Anecdotal Notes Template
- Student Reading Log
- Monthly Student Reading Level Tracker (by Grade Level)
- Reading Level Correlation Chart
- Student Reading Goal Tracker
- Comprehension Check Rubric – Fiction and Non-Fiction
- Sample Data
- Organizational Tools
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- Reading Groups Organizer
- Notes Page
- Group Names
- Binder/Notebook Tabs
- Reading Group Labels for Student Folders and Notebooks
- Page Dividers
- Guided Reading Binder Cover Page and Spine
- Teacher Instructions for using these resources
How to use this Guided Reading Binder:
This Guided Reading Binder simplifies the complex task of organizing and implementing guided reading sessions for older students. It saves you time, keeps you organized, and ensures that your students receive targeted, effective reading instruction. With this binder, you’ll have everything you need at your fingertips to make your guided reading program more manageable and impactful!
Instructional Planning and Reference Tools
- Use the cover page and spine to label your binder with its contents. This helps in quickly locating and accessing specific parts of the binder.
- Use the page dividers to clearly separate each component of the binder for easy navigation. Each label is divided according to the section it represents for quick access.
- Place the monthly calendar at the beginning for an overview of the academic year. Fill in key dates, such as holidays, testing periods, and important deadlines. Refer to it for planning long-term instructional goals and scheduling reading-related activities.
- Review the reading instruction references before planning lessons or reading sessions. Use it to inform your instructional strategies and to find tips for addressing various reading challenges.
- At the start of each week, use the “Week at a Glance” page to outline your planned activities, including guided reading groups, assessments, and any special activities. This keeps your weekly instruction organized and focused.
- Use the guided reading weekly schedule to create detailed plans for each guided reading session, including the texts to be read, targeted skills, and key discussion points. Update weekly based on student progress and needs.
Assessment and Data Tracking
- Document the reading passage title, text Lexile level, and assess key areas such as reading comprehension, grammar, vocabulary, and word study skills of the student using the reading assessment tracker. Record the total score to monitor student progress and identify areas for improvement.
- Fill out the reading conference form to record observations, set goals, and note any specific needs or achievements. This form helps in planning future conferences and interventions.
- During guided reading sessions, use the running record form to assess students’ reading fluency and accuracy. Record errors, self-corrections, and reading behaviors to guide future instruction.
- Regularly jot down observations about students’ reading strengths, challenges, and any noteworthy behaviors. Review the anecdotal notes to adjust instruction and provide targeted support.
- Record details of any interventions implemented and monitor their effectiveness. Use the response to intervention data collection sheet to make informed decisions about continuing, adjusting, or discontinuing interventions.
- Enter assessment data into the assessment data tracker as it is collected to monitor student progress over time. Analyze this data to identify trends, strengths, and areas needing improvement.
- Use the reading level data tracker to record each student’s Lexile level at the beginning and end of the year, as well as track their monthly Lexile levels. This helps monitor progress over time and assess whether students are meeting their reading growth targets.
- Have students fill out their reading logs with details of each reading session, including the title, date, and key takeaways. Review these logs to monitor reading habits and progress.
- Let students record and track their Lexile levels monthly from the beginning to the end of the year using the monthly student reading level tracker. This will help them see how they’re improving and identify any areas where they might need more practice. Students should use this information to set goals and adjust their reading strategies as needed.
- Students will set personalized reading goals and track their progress towards achieving them using the student reading goal tracker. Regularly review and adjust these goals based on their performance.
- Use the reading level correlation chart to cross-reference various reading level systems, helping you understand how students’ levels compare across different assessments and standards.
- Use the comprehension check rubrics to assess students’ understanding of texts read during guided reading sessions. Provide feedback based on rubric criteria and use it to guide future instruction.
Organizational Tools
- Use the reading groups organizer to list group members, document their reading levels, and schedule meeting times, ensuring efficient management and organization of your reading groups.
- Assign and label reading groups based on reading levels or instructional needs. Use the group names to facilitate group activities and track group progress.
- For additional observations or reflections that don’t fit into other sections, use the notes page. It’s a flexible space for jotting down ideas, reminders, or thoughts about your reading instruction.
- Organize sections within your binder and students’ ELA notebooks. Use the tabs to reflect the different parts of your reading program.
- Use the reading group labels for student folders and notebooks to keep their work organized and easily accessible for group activities and assessments.
- Display the reading groups rules poster in the classroom to remind students of the rules and expectations for guided reading sessions. Review the rules regularly to maintain a productive learning environment.
- Sample data is included to illustrate how to use the tracking tools effectively.
✨ Kindly note that due to copyright restrictions, this resource is not editable. This is a common practice within the TPT marketplace in order to protect the clipartists and software providers that have authorized their intellectual property for the development of this resource.
⭒ For classrooms utilizing Google Classroom® ⭒
To access the digital version of these worksheets, simply follow the instructions within the resource to copy the files directly to your Google Drive®.
