When teaching a guided reading lesson, it is important to make sure all students are engaged in the task they are working on, and the classroom is managed. Jenna, a 5th grade teacher, reflects on her classroom management during guided reading:
Classroom Management
Jenna is very explicit with her students. She talks about how she models how guided reading and independent work should look before actually engaging in it with her students.
In an article by Miriam Bissu, Management Tips for Guided Reading Groups, she gives explicit tips for how to keep your classroom managed when conducting a guided reading lesson. A big tip is to keep instructions explicit, so students know exactly what is expected of them and the rest of the group.
Now, I ask you:
Now, I ask you:
Would you prefer to have your students choose which learning center to go to, or would you rather move them in a more timed, carousel effect?
Resources:
Bissu, M. (n.d.). Teachers Network: Teach Early Childhood Literacy: More Management Tips for Guided Teachers Network: Teach Early Childhood Literacy: More Management Tips for Guided Reading Groups. Retrieved June 19, 2015, from http://teachersnetwork.org/ntol/howto/childlit/moremanage.htm
Guided Reading, Literature Circles, and Reading Workshop. (2006, April 1). Retrieved June 19, 2015, from http://circle.adventist.org/files/jae/en/jae200668041005.pdf
Guided Reading with Jenna: Classroom Management. (n.d.). Retrieved June 19, 2015, from https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/classroom-management-guided-reading
Resources:
Bissu, M. (n.d.). Teachers Network: Teach Early Childhood Literacy: More Management Tips for Guided Teachers Network: Teach Early Childhood Literacy: More Management Tips for Guided Reading Groups. Retrieved June 19, 2015, from http://teachersnetwork.org/ntol/howto/childlit/moremanage.htm
Guided Reading, Literature Circles, and Reading Workshop. (2006, April 1). Retrieved June 19, 2015, from http://circle.adventist.org/files/jae/en/jae200668041005.pdf
Guided Reading with Jenna: Classroom Management. (n.d.). Retrieved June 19, 2015, from https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/classroom-management-guided-reading
Lindsay, I really like how you highlighted on managing guided reading groups within the classroom. The link for Management Tips is a great resource for teachers to use! I liked the idea from number 4 on the list that discussed what to do when children are finished with a center early. I enjoyed the idea of having a list of activities students can look at to do in case they finish a station early if the teacher is using the carousel approach for centers within the classroom. In response to your question, I would prefer to have students choose a center to go to in the classroom instead of the carousel approach. I believe this is a good approach to have students take control of their learning as well as responsibility for time management. According to Boushey and Moser, students can have goals to work on within each station as well as learn independence from the teacher. This can be done through teaching students how to be independent to do the activities on their own within each center.
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