Scholastic Professional Learning Catalog

Literacy Development

Next Step Guided Reading Assessment: Decide and Guide

Research shows that small-group instruction must be based on students’ needs and shared with constantly evolving differentiated groups. This session focuses on analyzing data gathered from the Next Step Guided Reading Assessment to inform instruction for whole-group, small-group, and independent readers. We recommend that this session occurs after teachers have administered the Next Step Guided Reading Assessment. Learning outcomes: • Use NSGRA resources to analyze the assessments • Use NSGRA resources to plan instruction based on the data • Use the Reading Interest Survey and Whole-Group Comprehension Assessment to decide on whole-group, small-group, and independent instructional goals

Recommended for: K–6 teachers and instructional coaches Time: Three hours Item #s: In-Person: 651246 Virtual: 743499 Participants: Up to 30 Requires the purchase of the Next Step Guided Reading Assessment

• Use NSGRA data to identify a group’s instructional focus • Choose an appropriate text for a guided reading lesson • Plan a guided reading lesson that prepares students to read instructional-level texts

Recommended pathway to build the capacity of teachers for small-group instruction: Getting Started Diving Deeper Building Expertise

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