Guided Reading Level C
Guided Reading Level C (approx. = DRA levels 3–4)
Strategies to teach:
Also teach students how to retell stories and respond to text.
Note: Students must understand that what they read needs to make sense and sound right. When prompted, they must also be able to self-correct if a word they read does not match the first letter of the word on the page.
Strategies to teach:
- Use return sweep to find the next line. (CP)
- Match 1:1 speech and print by pointing under the words (review if needed). (CP)
- Notice when the pattern in a text changes. (W)
- Use beginning letters to predict the word. (W)
- Locate known words and use them as anchors. (W)
- Use a pattern to read. (W)
- Notice when a word doesn’t sound right and reread. (W)
- Notice when a word doesn’t make sense and reread to repair meaning. (W)
- Reread the sentence when stuck on a word and think about what would make sense. (W)
- Match picture clues to beginning letters. (W)
- Use the first letter and think about what would make sense. (W)
- Read with proper phrasing and voice. (F)
- Attend to meaning and punctuation to ensure proper phrasing and voice. (F)
- Make connections. (C)
- Activate background knowledge (before reading). (C)
Also teach students how to retell stories and respond to text.
Note: Students must understand that what they read needs to make sense and sound right. When prompted, they must also be able to self-correct if a word they read does not match the first letter of the word on the page.
Strategy Code Key: CP = concepts of print ST = strategies for selecting text W = word decoding strategies
F = fluency strategies V = vocabulary strategies C = comprehension strategies
F = fluency strategies V = vocabulary strategies C = comprehension strategies