Guided Reading Lesson
Preteach the Vocabulary
High-Frequency Words
is, this, what
Story Words
city, park, parking garage, place, skyscraper, stadium, store, zoo
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Teach the Objectives
Reading Strategy
Use the strategy of connecting to prior knowledge to make sense of the text
Comprehension
Identify main idea and details
Phonological Awareness
Identify and produce rhyme
Phonics
Identify initial consonant L-blends
Grammar and Mechanics
Capitalize sentence beginnings and punctuate sentence endings
Word Work
Identify question words
Think, Collaborate, Discuss
Promote higher-order thinking for small groups
or whole class
Assessment Resources