Guided Reading
During Reading
Pre-reading
1. Survey = quick look – title, pictures, first page, blurb on back, author
2. Make Predictions = guess what it is about, “Will I like it?”, “Will it fulfill my
purpose?”
3. Set A Purpose = “Why am I reading?”, (what for?), ”What type of material is
this?, “What is the material about?”
a. enjoyment, to learn (life, work/school, interest)
b. see if predictions were correct
c. complete a task
4. Use Reading Magic = for a unknown word
a. skip the word
b. read the rest of the sentence
c. look at the first letters of the word
d. look at prefix or suffix
e. think of a word that makes sense that starts with those letters
f. try that word in the sentence
g. does it make sense?
My mom can’t read books with her old glasses. She will buy some bifocals so
she can read better.
5. Make Pictures in Your Mind = read small sections at a time, what is being
described?
Post-reading
6. Ask Yourself Questions = what did I just read?, do I understand it, do I need to
reread?, what will happen in the next section/chapter?
7. Reflect = did it answer my questions?, did it meet my needs?, did I enjoy it?, was
it interesting?, did the author do a good job?
8. Summarize = retell in your own words, retell the main idea and some supporting
ideas
9. Analyze = ask yourself why, make observations and judgments