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Reading

Key resources - Years 1-4

  • Guided Reading: Years 1 to 4 Package: this professional development package supports teachers of years 1–4 to effectively use the guided reading approach to provide explicit instruction that is responsive to the diverse needs of their students. It contains a teacher's guide, two videotapes of a guided reading lesson: one with a year 1 class and one with a year 3 class, and a CD with examples of students reading. The teacher's guide provides explicit and detailed information about guided reading, including planning for, managing, implementing, and monitoring and assessing the effectiveness of the guided reading instruction.

Key resources - Years 5-8

  • Guided Reading: Years 5 to 8 Package: this professional development package has been designed to help teachers of years 5–8 use the guided reading approach effectively to support students as they engage with increasingly complex texts. It contains a teacher's guide and a videotape featuring four guided reading lessons. The teacher's guide provides explicit and detailed information about guided reading, including planning for, managing, implementing, and monitoring and assessing the effectiveness of the guided reading instruction.
  • Teaching Reading Comprehension (Davis A, 2007. Learning Media): This book is written from a teacher’s perspective and provides hands-on strategy instruction supported by a variety of examples. Teachers in years 4–8 will find practical, research-based information on all aspects of teaching reading comprehension, including word strategies, vocabulary strategies, fluency, and comprehension strategies.

Other resources

General

Ready to Read Teacher Support Materials

Ready to Read Teacher Support Material: this material provides teachers’ notes to support focused instruction in guided and shared reading for individual Ready To Read titles. These are high interest instructional reading books written in a range of genres and intended for children aged years 5–8.

School Journal Teachers' Notes Part 3 and 4

School Journal Teachers’ Notes (Part 3 and 4): exemplary teachers’ notes, to support focused instruction in guided or shared reading, from a range of Part 3 and 4 Journals.

School Journal Teachers' Notes Part 1 and 2

School Journal Teachers’ Notes (Part 1 and 2): exemplary teachers’ notes, to support focused instruction in guided or shared reading, from a range of Part 1 and 2 Journals.

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