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Small-Group Reading

How do students learn to read?

What are the components of

small-group reading?
Students participate in a mini-lesson
with mentor text.
Students read.
Students respond to text.
Students meet with teacher.

Meet with Teacher

Read with Partner

B
Mini-Lesson
ABCD

Read Alone

Reading Response

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The Legend of the Teddy Bear

By: Frank Murphy

NEW
Information

KNEW
QUESTIONS
Information
I Have

Meet with Teacher:

Reading Conversations
Reteach Mini-Lesson

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Read with Partner:

Read Alone:

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Reading Response:

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How do you track progress?

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Summarizing Lesson
Chewy Louie

Good Readers
Think

By: Howie Schneider

Mini-Lesson Ideas with

Mentor Text
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RAFT
Role

Audience Format

ELA Skills Mini-Lesson Ideas

Topic

Plant

Clouds

Text Message

Precipitation

Fraction

Decimal

Love Letter

Relationship

Plot
Character
Setting
Problem/Solution
Alliteration
Foreshadowing
Question/Answer/Relationship [Infer]

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