Executive Summary

 

Project Title

Guided Reading in an elementary classroom.

 

Sponsoring Organization

This training will be offered as a professional development for K-5 teachers at XYZ school district. XYZ school district has around 50 elementary schools with over a 100 language represented at any grade level. Its mission is to educate all the students to their maximum capacity.

 

Project Description and Aim

The Guided Reading professional development is being offered to set-up uniform levels of expectations across the district. This method of teaching will allow all teachers to respond to student’s needs within their classroom. It will create a common language for assessments and instruction throughout the district. The sessions will focus on developing key aspects of Guided Reading instruction and establishing non-negotiables during a small group instruction. 

 

Target Audience

K-5 teachers.

Administration

Reading Specialists.

 

Delivery Options

Face-to-face training

Video clips on DVDs

Modeling and coaching as a follow-up.

 

Instructional Need

Even though most of the literature presented can be found in the book titled ‘K-8 Continuum of Literacy Learning’, important aspects which need to be aligned with district’s expectations are not addressed in this book. Modeling and debriefing are required at several steps to cater to the personal needs of each classroom. This training also aligns the Guided Reading expectations with the district’s performance appraisal system. 

 

Learner Analysis

 

Primary Audience

• K-5 teachers

• Administration

• Reading Specialists/ Literacy Coach

 

Secondary Audience

• Special education teachers

• Interventionists.

 

General Learner Characteristics

• Age 22-65

• Gender Male and female.

• Education level: Masters and Bachelors.

• Experience: 1-40 years.

 

First year teachers as well as teachers who have been in the profession for a long time may have some misconceptions about guided reading and running records. The district aims to implement uniform protocols across all schools, hence this training lays down the corner stones of Guided Reading. This will establish a common language among teachers and district administrators. Establishing a common intervention program is high priority in our school district.

 

Contextual Analysis

 

The training will include:

• Guided reading assessments and data collection

• How to differentiate instruction using small group instruction?

• How to cater to different learning styles?

• Cornerstones of Guided Reading

• Alignment with performance appraisal

• How to imbibe writing, phonics, spelling and word study in Guided Reading lessons?

• Response to intervention and Guided Reading: how they fit together.

• Resources for further support

 

Teachers will be asked to implement Guided Reading in phases until they are able to deliver at least 10 lessons independently. They will be held accountable for student progress, upkeep of student data and lesson plans.

 

 

Instructional Context and Technology Inventory

• Computer access

• Seating an audience of up to 50.

• Projector and elmo

• DVD drive.

 

Transfer Context

 Further support will be provided through after school professional development, Reading Specialists and Edmodo. Teachers will be able to implement this program of intervention immediately. Results and growth will be evident with student performance and observations made by administrators.

 

 

 

       

 

                   

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