1 Guided Reading Script Nats Cat 1. Teacher selects prior to lesson.

. Book selected for guided reading groups is Nats Cat ased on 1st grade struggling readers. Reading skill!strateg" eing taught is the phonogra#$ %ap.

&. Teacher introduces te't$ (ntroduces title and author The ook )e are going to read toda" is called Nats Cat. Can an"one tell #e )hat else the co*er of the ook tells us+ ,-int$ " author!illustrator. /ritten " /a"ne 0iler!(llustrated " 1ngela 2a#stra% 3aco son. 4ncourages students prior , ackground. kno)ledge!e'periences )ith topic!characters in the stor" Can an"one tell #e )hat the" think this ook Nats Cat is a out+ 5oes an"one ha*e a pet cat+

(n*ites students to #ake a te't to te't connection 5o "ou re#e# er learning a out Cats in the past+ Can "ou gi*e #e a te't to te't connection )ith a ook )e read efore+

6ro*ides so#e infor#ation a out!fro# the stor" ,ne) *oca ular"!unfa#iliar topic!etc.. /e are going to focus on so#e *oca ular" )ords toda". /e are going to look at )ords that end )ith %ap. ,-int$ phonogra#s. ( )ant "ou to listen for these )ords in the stor".

& Can "ou turn to page 78 line 78 last )ord8 this )ord is nap+ Can "ou turn to page 98 line &8 last )ord8 this )ord is tap+ Can "ou turn to page :8 line 78 last )ord8 this )ord is cap+ Can "ou turn to page ;8 line 18 last )ord8 this )ord is #ap+ Can "ou turn to page 118 line 98 last )ord8 this )ord is lap+

6ro es for kno)ledge of )ord #eaning!topic understanding Can "ou gi*e #e "our guess a out )hat these )ords #ean+

6ro*ides infor#ation a out the )ord #eaning!topic 4*er"one #ade so#e great guesses< lets see if "ou guessed right )hile )e read this stor".

6ro#otes students to interpret illustrations!front co*er! ack co*er!title page of stor" /e are going to take a picture )alk through this stor" Can an"one tell #e )hat the" think this stor" is a out ased on the front co*er!title page!illustrations through the stor"+ =ou gu"s ha*e #ade so#e great predictions.

5efines pro le# of stor" /hat do "ou this is happening on this page+ /hat are the" doing here+ 5o "ou think the" ha*e a pro le#+

(n*ites personal response to pro le# or plot of stor" /hat do "ou think their pro le# is+

7 -as an"one had a pro le# like this efore+ le

5ra) attention to certain aspects of the stor" ,illustrations8 u

con*ersations!thoughts8 unusual print on the page8 etc..8 if the" offer additional insight!#eaning into stor" 5o "ou think the )ords!captions on these pages help us understand )hats happening in the stor"+ 4'plain )hat these aspects are and ho) the" can help the reader understand the stor" #ore /h" do "ou think the sentences are in >uotations ,page ? and @+ ,-int$ ig 7rd grade )ord. (ntroduce i#portant character,s. in stor" and unusual *oca ular" in*ol*ed )ith this character Aet #e tell "ou a out the characters in this stor". ,-int$ Nat8 rat8 cat8 and 0eg.

4'plain the *oca ular" in*ol*ed )ith this character Aets re*ie) our *oca ular" )ords

Bocuses attention to egin reading /e are going to start reading this ook to find out a out Nats Cat. Aets find out if "our predictions )here true.

7. Students read the text. Students read the te't silentl" or aloud in the s#all group Student C can "ou please read the &nd page. ,-int$ continue through pages )ith all students reading 1 page at a ti#e.

9 (f needed8 the teacher assist students )ho #a" e need help reading Aets read the first page together.

9. Teacher and students discuss and revisit the te't. The teacher asks students >uestions a out )hat the" read!noticed in stor" /hat did "ou learn fro# this stor"+ /hat part )as "our fa*orite+

:. Teacher explicitly teacher reading process skill/strategy using the ele#ents fro# the stor" /e are going to use this stor" to help us )ith )ords that end )ith %ap. Aets take a look at those %ap )ords. -o) #an" %ap )ords are there on page 7+ ,-int$ go through each page and count the %ap )ords. Aets see ho) #an" letters and ho) #an" sounds each *oca ular" )ord #ake. ,-int$ ,e'a#ple$ nap< 7 letters 7 sounds. Go through all the *oca ular" )ord fro# pages referred to earlier. Aets practice looking for %ap )ords throughout this )eek during our groups and )hen "ou read to self or read to so#eone8 )e )ill re*ie) the )ords ne't ti#e )e #eet8 ?. Teacher extends understanding of students. Teacher discusses plot8 setting8 characters8 s"# olis#8 etc. Can an"one tell #e )hat the setting of this stor"+ Can an"one tell #e the characters in this stor"+ Can an"one tell #e the plot in this stor"+

;. DDTeacher )orks )ith student on word work.

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