APPENDIX A Strategies and Skills by Level

1 APPENDIX A. Strategies and Skills by Level Summary of skill focus, word study activities, and guided writing Sound Magnetic Letters Sound Analogy Guided Level Skill Focus Sorts (Making Words) Boxes Charts Writing Letters, Initial Match letters to None None Interactive sounds, print consonants alphabet chart. writing concepts Make first name. Pre-A. Consonants Initial Exchange initial 2 or 3 boxes None Dictated consonants consonants: me, go, he, sentence A cat-fat-mat-bat so 3 5 words 1 can, map, hat Consonants Initial Exchange 2 or 3 boxes None Dictated or Short vowels and final initial and final at, on, am, open-ended consonants consonants: hop, fan, sentence B (a, o). Short a can-pan-pat-mat- mom, dad 5 7 words 2. and o man Short vowels Short Exchange initial, 3 boxes None Dictated or (a, e, i, o, u) e, i, u medial, and final (CVC) open-ended letters; include all mat, bed, did, sentence C Hearing short vowels: hop, fun 3/4 sounds in sequence pot-hot-hop- 7 10 words (CVC) mop-map-cap- lap-lad-lid Digraphs Initial Exchange initial, 3 boxes None Dictated or (sh, ch, th) and final medial, and final (words with open-ended digraphs letters; include digraphs) sentences D Endings digraphs; break at chat, then, Include 5/6 (-s, -ing) onset and rime: with, ship, endings: Onset/rime hop-shop-chop- such, much -ing, -s, chip-chin-thin Initial blends Initial Add and delete 4 boxes None 2 or 3.

2 Onset/rime blends initial clusters; (initial blends, sentences break at onset short vowels) B-M-E. E Endings and rime: slip, clan, step 7/8 (-ed, -er) Facts learned cap-clap-clip- grip-grin-spin THE NEXT STEP FORWARD IN GUIDED READING 2016 by Jan Richardson, Scholastic Inc. 289. 289 5/16/16 3:56 PM. Sound Magnetic Letters Sound Analogy Guided Level Skill Focus Sorts (Making Words) Boxes Charts Writing Final blends Final Add and delete 4 boxes None B-M-E. Onset/rime blends final clusters; final blends (3 sentences). F break at onset Facts learned lamp, last, and rime: 9/10 test, went, Respond to went-wept-west- milk, jump a prompt lest-list-limp Initial and None Silent-e feature: 5 boxes B-M-E. cat make final blends mat-mate- stink, grunt, (4 sentences). Silent e mane-man stomp chat shake Somebody- G.

3 Wanted-But- 11/12 spat snake So (SWBS). spam grape Respond to a prompt Vowel teams None Vowel patterns: None B-M-E. eat day ee, ar, ay, oa, cow-clown- (5 sentences). or, all, ow crown-crowd beat gray SWBS. H I. (cow) Break at onset Problem- 13 16 seating stayed Endings and rime: Solution (cl-own) cheater prayed Respond to a prompt Vowel teams None de-light-ful None Five-Finger rain out ou, ew, ight, e-nor-mous Retell aw, ai, oi, ow stain about Character (low) analysis sprain shouted Make and Main idea/. break a big brainy ground details J+ word Summary 17+ Compare/. hop hopping contrast stop stopping Cause-effect Question- clap clapping Answer hug hugging Respond to a prompt 290 THE NEXT STEP FORWARD IN GUIDED READING 2016 by Jan Richardson, Scholastic Inc. 290 5/16/16 3:56 PM.

4 Use these charts to plan your lessons and guide acceleration decisions. Strategies and Skills for Pre-A. Work With Work With Read and Interactive Letters and Names Sounds Discuss Books Writing Learn letter names Foundational Skills Oral language Hear sounds in words Link letters to Hear syllables Vocabulary Link sounds to letters picture concepts Hear rhyming words Left-to-right Form letters Learn letter sounds Hear initial consonants directionality Space between words Visual memory for Link sounds to letters One-to-one matching One-to-one matching first name Concept of letter Visual scanning left and word to right Concept of first and Letter formation last letter/word Attend to print Period at the end of a sentence Strategies and Skills for Level A. Students learn to.

5 Picture Sorts Making Words Sound Boxes Guided Writing maintain one-to-one Initial Change initial 2 or 3 boxes Dictate a on one line of print. consonants consonant: sentence with use meaning to go-no-so S O 3 5 words. Choose 2. predict, monitor, cat-hat-mat-pat (see pages me, we, he, go, no self-correct. Examples: 38 39; 81) me-he-we-be read and write about m a p I like pizza. Examples hop-mop-top-cop 10 words. I see the turtle. of pictures pot-lot-hot-dot map, can, dad firm up letter to sort for My mom is nice. knowledge. pan-man-ran-fan Dd, Hh: We can go fast. hear and use initial map-cap-tap-gap desk, duck, consonant sounds in horse, hand mad-had-sad-pad reading and writing. dog-fog-log-hog THE NEXT STEP FORWARD IN GUIDED READING 2016 by Jan Richardson, Scholastic Inc.

6 291. 291 5/16/16 3:56 PM. Use these charts to plan your lessons and guide acceleration decisions. Strategies and Skills for Level B. Students learn to .. Picture Sorts Making Words Sound Boxes Guided Writing maintain one-to-one Short vowels Change final 2 or 3 boxes Dictate a on two lines of print. (a and o) consonant: sentence with use meaning, rat-rag-ram- a t 5 7 words. structure, and known Choose 2 ran-rap (see page 82) am, at, as, on, up, an Examples: words to predict, cat-cap-can-cab monitor, and correct. Examples of The rat is in man-mat- c a t the cage. cross-check meaning pictures to map-mad and first letters with sort for a, o: cap, dog, log, mat Look at the pig in hat-ham-had-has the road. prompting. hat, cat, mop, box hot-hop-hog read and write about Look at the 20 words.

7 Change initial and big cat. hear and use initial final consonant: We go to the and final consonants. mat-map-man-pan lake to swim. hear and use short sat-sad-mad-had vowels (a and o). dog-hog-hot-dot hot-cot-cop-hop Strategies and Skills for Level C. Students learn to .. Picture Sorts Making Words Sound Boxes Guided Writing use meaning, Short vowels Change initial, medial, 3 boxes Dictate a structure, known (e, i, u) and final letters: sentence with words, and initial can-cap-map-mop-top r u g 7 10 words. consonants to Choose 2 or 3. sat-sad-mad-mud-bud bag sit Examples: predict, monitor, and (see page 82). self-correct. dog-dot-hot-hop-hip hop gum Come and look Examples of cross-check pictures to ran-run-bun-bug-bag rap big at my red car. meaning and first sort for e, i, u: lap-lip-lid-lad-mad job wet We will catch letters to solve bed, leg, got-get-net-pet-peg cab hop the big fish in unknown words pig, lip, vet tag the lake.

8 His-hit-pit-pot-hot-hop without prompting. cup, rug had-hid-rid-rig-wig cap mob read and write about run-bun-bin-bit-bet rid fog 30 words. can jog hear and record CVC. sounds in sequence get nod with prompting. 292 THE NEXT STEP FORWARD IN GUIDED READING 2016 by Jan Richardson, Scholastic Inc. 292 5/16/16 3:56 PM. Use this chart to plan your lessons and guide acceleration decisions. Strategies and Skills for Level D. Picture Students learn to .. Making Words Sound Boxes Guided Writing Sorts maintain meaning Digraphs Change initial, 3 boxes Dictate two while solving new medial, or final sentences. words. Choose 2 or letters. Include m a sh 3 (see pages digraphs. Examples: cross-check without 132 133) math shop Ben is looking for prompting. Break at onset and Examples rime.

9 (ch-ip) chin this his bear. Mom use known parts with of pictures said to check the prompting. hip-chip-chop- such dash to sort for chair. attend to endings shop-ship chat dish sh, ch, th: The man is with prompting. bat-bath- chop thud ship, going to the blend the sounds in math-mash such shot sheep, fire. He will get small words. chick, did-dish-dash- path hush the cat to come reread to access cheese, mash-mush-much- to him. with chip meaning. thumb, such read without think hat-chat-chap- pointing. chip-ship read in short phrases. cat-chat-that- than-thin read and write about 40 words. map-math- bath-bash use digraphs and short vowels. the-then- than-that read dialogue with expression. hear and record sounds in sequence without support. retell the story with support.

10 THE NEXT STEP FORWARD IN GUIDED READING 2016 by Jan Richardson, Scholastic Inc. 293. 293 5/16/16 3:56 PM. Use this chart to plan your lessons and guide acceleration decisions. Strategies and Skills for Level E. Students learn to .. Picture Sorts Making Words Sound Boxes Guided Writing maintain meaning Initial Blends Change initial 4 boxes Prompt students while using Select blends blend, medial to write about known parts to that begin with vowel, or final c r a b the story. solve words. the same letter. letter. brag clip Prompt: cover the endings Break at onset and to solve words. Choose rime. (gr-ab) snug clam Write a sentence 2 or 3 about the monitor with bag-brag-brat- drop spun (see pages beginning and meaning, blends, flat-flit clap drip 132 133) another about and endings.