A Complete System
for Guided Reading
Dr. Jan Richardson and Dr. Michèle Dufresne • ILA 2016
janrichardsonguidedreading.com • literacyfootprints.com
NEXT STEP IN GUIDED WORD STUDY
“Next Step” Lesson Framework
Emergent and Early Plan Levels A-I
Transitional Levels J-M
BASED ON A 20-MINUTE LESSON EACH DAY
DAY 1
DAY 2
BASED ON A 20-MINUTE LESSON EACH DAY
DAY 1
DAY 2
Sight word review (1 min.)
Sight word review (1 min.)
Introduce book
(3-5 min.)
Read with prompting
(10-12 min.)
Introduce and read with prompting
(10-12 min.)
Reread familiar texts
with prompting (5-8 min.)
Read with prompting
(10-12 min.)
Discuss and Teach
(3-5 min.)
Discuss and Teach (2-3 min.)
Discuss and Teach (2-3 min.)
Word Study (5 min.)
Guided Writing (10 min.)
Discuss and Teach
(5-7 min.)
Word Study
(3-5 min.)
DAY 3
Guided Writing
(20 min.)
Word Study Activities, Purposes, and Materials
ACTIVITY
PURPOSE
MATERIALS
Picture Sorts
Hear sounds and link to letters
Picture cards
Making Words
Sound Boxes
Analogy Charts
Make a Big Word
Monitor for visual-auditory match
Hear and record sounds in sequence
Use known words to write new words with similar patterns
Build and take apart multisyllabic words
Magnetic letters
Sound box template
Analogy chart template
Magnetic letters
Resources
Dufresne, M. & Richardson, J. (2016). Literacy Footprints: A complete system to support guided reading. Northampton, MA: Pioneer Valley Press. www.literacyfootprints.com.
Richardson, J. (2016). The next step forward in guided reading: An assess-decide-guide framework for supporting every reader. New York: Scholastic.
Richardson, J. (2009). Next step in guided reading: Focused assessments and targeted lessons for helping every student become a better reader. New York: Scholastic.
Richardson, J. (2009). Next step guided reading in action, K-2: Model lessons on video. New York: Scholastic.
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Dr. Jan Richardson and Dr. Michèle Dufresne • ILA 2016
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Word Study Activities by Reading Level
LEVEL
SKILL FOCUS
SOUND SORTS
MAKING WORDS
SOUND BOXES
ANALOGY CHARTS
A
RR 1
Consonants
Initial consonants
Change initial consonants:
can, fan, man, tan
2 boxes (long vowels)
me, go he, so
none
B
RR 2
Consonants
Short vowels
(a, o)
Initial and final
consonants
short /a/ and /o/
Change initial and final consonants:
pat, pan, pad, mad, man, hat, has
2 or 3 boxes (short a & o)
at, an, on, am, as, cat, hop, can, pot
none
C
RR 3/4
Short vowels
CVC words
Short vowels
(e, i, u) /e/ and /u/
Change initial, medial, and final letters; use all
short vowels: pot, hot, hop, mop, map, man, tan
3 boxes (all short vowels)
hop, mat, did, get, pot
none
D
RR 5/6
Digraphs
Initial & final
Digraphs
/ch/ /sh/ /th/
Change initial, medial and final letters; include
digraphs: hop-chop-shop-ship-chip; bath-mathmash-mush-much
3 boxes (digraphs, short vowels)
ship, chat, then, mash, math, chip,
path, much
none
E
RR 7/8
F
RR 9/10
Initial blends
Onset/rimes
Initial blends
/bl/ and /br/
Change CCVC; Break at onset and rime:
cap-clap-clip-grip-grin-spin
4 boxes (initial blends, short vowels)
slip, clan, step, trap, spot
none
Final blends
Onset/rimes
Final blends
/mp/ and /nk/
Change CVCC. Break at onset and rime:
went-wept-west-lest-list-last
4 boxes (final blends, short vowels)
west, milk, sunk, lamp, test, last
none
G
RR 11/12
Initial and final
blends
Silent ‘e’ rule
none
Change CVC to CVCe
mat-mate, man-mane, hop-hope
4 - 5 boxes (digraphs, initial & final
blends, short vowels)
trash, chimp, crack, stink, grunt
hop hope
cop cope
stop rope
flop slope
H
RR 13/14
Silent ‘e’ rule
Vowel patterns
(ee, oa, ay, etc.)
none
Vowel teams; Break at onset and rime:
cow-clown-crown-brown-frown
5 boxes (initial & final blends, short
vowels)
stomp, skunk, clamp, crest, slang
see day
week pray
creep stay
I
RR 15/16
Vowel Patterns
(ou, ew, aw, etc.)
none
Vowel teams: Break at onset and rime
few-flew-drew-grew
none
see
week
creep
sleeping
J
RR 18/19
Vowel patterns
and endings
multisyllabic words
none
Make and break a big word (2 syllables): started,
crying, slowly, teacher, under, behind, crawling,
garden, growing, morning
none
rain
stain
sprain
training
oil
boil
spoil
pointy
K-M
RR 20-28
e-drop feature
doubling feature
multisyllabic words
none
Make and break a big word (2 and 3 syllables):
almost, before, pointed, excited, delicious,
remember
none
hop
stop
slam
grin
hopping
stopping
slamming
grinning
day
pray
stay
played