Reflection Paper On Guided Reading

From the video, it was learned that William is a 2nd -grade boy who attends a school in Massachusetts. It was learned that William at first did not like to read and he was struggling to keep up when it came to reading. It was learned that William was a social boy, however, he would get frustrated because he wanted things to be perfect. At first, the teacher was able to notice that William would pretend to read the books, however when it came to the comprehension he would be stuck. William’s reading accuracy and fluency, develop over the year during guided reading because the teacher would have William read and then they would go over the words that he missed read and had a hard trouble with. For his independent reading, he was able to use the
From the video, it was learned that the teacher did guided reading groups and then check for the students understanding of the text. This strategy really helped William out because after a couple of months William was able to tell the teacher what he had read from the text. The teacher also encouraged the students during independent reading. During independent reading, the teacher would encourage her students to read for enjoyment. This is good because students sometimes just want to read things that interest them and not something that the teacher has left for them to read. The teacher had something that she called browsing books where students read books on their level, however, they are books that are interesting to the students. Students are encouraged to read books that are in bins that have picked out with the teacher. The teacher also uses the strategy of a literature circle. Where on this strategy the teacher works with the students and they do comprehension work together. And the students are allowed to show their work. And lastly, the teacher has a conference with the students and their parents to show the students that the teachers are there to help them