Small Group reading instruction

1. Small Group reading instruction A Differentiated Approach to Reading Instruction (The Tyner Model & supporting materials) Facilitator: Lynn White SAGE October 24th, 2014

2. If only it were this easy…

3. The Small Group differentiated reading model • Reading Research-Based Instructional Components • Fluency/ Rereading • Word Study • Vocabulary/ Word Bank • Comprehension/ New Read • Students Progress on a continuum: • Stage One: Emergent Reader • Stage Two: Beginning Reader • Stage Three: Fledgling Reader • Stage 4: Transitional Reader • Stage 5: Independent Reader

4. Stage 1: Emergent Reader • Beginning Student Characteristics • Knows less than half of the alphabet • Has no concept of word • Has little phonemic awareness • Recognizes few or no sight words • Major Focuses • Using memory and pictures • Recognizing and reproducing letters of the alphabet • Tracking print • Recognizing 15 sight words

6. Reading Lesson Plan: Emergent Reader (Stage 1)

7. Stage 1: Independent activities • Match Game: Mimio Demo • Memory: Mimio Demo • Alphabet Production • Whiteboards, magnetic boards, Wikistix, pipecleaners, playdough, floam, chalkboards, HWT materials • Writing Cut-up Sentences • Vocabulary (Word Bank) • Word Wizard/ Not • Word Hunt • Memory

9. Stage 2: beginning reader • Beginning Student Characteristics • Knows half or more of the alphabet • Has the ability to track print • Is able to hear some sounds • Recognizes 15 sight words • Major Focuses • Completing alphabet recognition and production • Using beginning and ending consonant sounds • Recognizing 50 sight words • Reading simple text • Using sentence context and pictures or word recognition cues to decode

11. Reading Lesson Plan: Beginning Reader (Stage 2)

12. Stage 2: Independent activities • Rereading • Toobaloos (reading telephones) • Individual Reading Boxes/Bags/Bins • Buddy Reading Log • Students record themselves reading a book. • Record & Reflect Sheet • Listening Centre • Listen & Record Sheet • Word Study • Picture sorts – Mimio Demo • Initial Sound picture hunt • Memory • Bingo • Writing • Paste cut-up sentences in journal, draw picture • Vocabulary (Word Bank) • Ziplock bag sentences

13. Break Please take 15 minutes to grab a coffee or check out the displays in the mini-gym

14. Stage 3: fledgling reader • Beginning Student Characteristics • Confirms with beginning and ending consonant sounds • Recognizes 50+ sight words • Reads simple text • Major Focuses • Recognizing and using word families in reading and writing • Recognizing 100+ sight words • Reading more complex texts • Developing fluency • Developing comprehension strategies • Self-correcting errors

16. Reading Lesson Plan: Fledgling Reader (Stage 3)

17. Stage 3: independent activities • Fluency (Rereading) • Toobaloos • Individual Reading Boxes/Bags/Bins • Buddy Reading Log • Record themselves reading a book • Record & Reflect • Read the Room • Word Study • Word Hunt • Memory • Word Sorts • Writing • Students choose two words from each pattern, write a sentence with each word • Students choose 7 or 8 alphabet letters and make or write as many words as possible using various letter combinations • Vocabulary (Word Bank) • Students highlight sight words in newspapers/magazines • Word Wizard • Students alphabetize sight words • Comprehension (New Read) • Place new reads in group or individual reading bins for independent rereading. • Use graphic organizers to write a short summary based on the story • Illustrate vocabulary from the story • Complete a story map based on the story • Choose one page from the story for students to practice and read aloud to the group the next day

18. Stage 4: transitional reader • Beginning Student Characteristics • Recognizes word families in isolation and in texts • Recognizes 100+ sight words • Reads developed text • Major Focuses • Using common vowel patterns in reading and writing • Developing independent reading using decoding and comprehension strategies • Developing fluency

20. Reading Lesson Plan: Transitional Reader (Stage 4)

21. Stage 4: independent activities • Fluency (Rereading) • Reading Boxes/Bags/Bins • Buddy Reading Logs • Record themselves reading a book • Read the Room • Poetry Box • Word Study • Word Hunts • Memory • Word Sorts • Writing • Write words using pattern words • Choose letters and have students make or write words that begin with each letter • Sort cards by patterns and write them in a notebook • Vocabulary (Word Bank) • Highlight sight words in newspapers/magazines • Word Wizard • Alphabetize sight words • Comprehension(New Read) • New reads in group/individual reading box for rereading by students • Use graphic organizer to write a short summary based on a story • Illustrate vocabulary from the story • Complete a story map based on the story • Choose one page from the story for students to practice reading with the group the next day

22. Stage 5: independent reader • Beginning Student Characteristics • Reads and writes independently • Uses strategies to figure out new words • Reads fluently • Uses common vowel patterns and word features in reading and writing • Major Focuses • Developing diverse comprehension strategies • Using complex vowel patterns • Developing fluency in a variety of texts • Responding to text in a variety of ways

24. Reading Lesson Plan: Independent Reader (Stage 5)

25. Stage 5: independent activities • All activities continue from Stage 4.

26. Classroom Support • Professional Development • Tyner Videos • Summary of Stages 1-5 • Tyner Binders • Fountas & Pinnell Assessment • Daily 5 & Café • Words Their Way • Modelled Lessons • ERI sessions • Lessons in classroom • Co-teaching • Weekly Collaborative Planning • Literacy Lunches • Ongoing Support • Updated materials • Mimio Lesson sharing • Spelling City

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28. Questions? Lynn.White@lrsd.net