This week for my guided reading assignment, I found an article discussing Guided Reading instruction for English language learners. Because EL's do not have a large working vocabulary in english, it is imperative they have explicit reading instruction to ensure they get to the level they need to.
The text suggests doing choral reading of texts involving dramatic gestures and motions to provide context clues while reading a story with the child. They also suggest using a story (such as a fairy tale) that is common across most cultures. In this article, the example was Jack and the Beanstalk.
The article explains that for EL's, the most important aspect of Guided Reading is comprehension. However, I feel like comprehension should be a main goal for any guided reading lesson. It is important for students to understand the story fully before you can move into deeper ideas with them.
Lastly, the article gives a list of strategies any teacher should incorporate into their classrooms:
- Support students to preview text and discuss key vocabulary words
- Write short sentences that connect personal information with that of the character in the text
- Create bilingual dictionaries that support word learning, simple expressions, and English grammatical structures
- Link personal classroom experiences with evens and actions in the text
- Use the native language to make concepts and ideas comprehensible
- Participate in guided reading instruction
- Engage in story retelling and summary writing of the text
Article: "Promoting Literacy Development for Beginning English Learners"
by: Eurydice Bauer and Juliana Arazi
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