Customise and use our template to plan your sessions
Adapt it to reflect your guided reading practice. For example, you may want to include additional information on pupils' assessment data in reading or details of the role of teaching assistants during the lesson.
We worked with Nina Siddall-Ward, one of our associate experts, to create this.
Structure groups to support learning for all pupils
This might involve pupils undertaking different tasks, such as:
- Reading with the teacher
- Reading with a teaching assistant
- Reading independently
- Paired reading
- A follow-up activity
Using electronic resources may also help support and develop learners' skills. For example, a teacher might consider modelling how to use an e-reader in a lesson.
Our associate education expert Jonathan Gower explained this to us.
Choose strategies and activities that'll enhance comprehension
Get your teachers to use techniques such as:
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