CONSTRUCTING MEANING THROUGH GUIDED READING

A CONSTRUCTIVIST EDUCATION

three stages of guided reading

1 Before Reading

Introduce vocabulary
Prepare background knowledge
Develop a purpose
Exploratory Phase
Students engage with the
information prior to instruction...

2 During Reading

Group reading
Opportunities for discussion
Encourage students
Discovery Phase
Instruction should be delivered
in the form of interventions...

3 After Reading
Follow up lessons
Evaluate comprehension
Summary writing
Discovery Phase
Authentic tasks create
environment for student
engagement...

Commentary
Guided Reading is a teaching method that involves grouping students (into small groups) based on their reading ability or goals, and in
which theyre provided varying degrees of support based on their needs. The method of guided reading involves the collaborative reading
of a leveled text to foster discussion as opportunities of learning arise. My contention in this poster is that such a method aligns with the
principles of a constructivist education. I association the three stages of guided reading (before, during and after) with the three
underlying constructivist notions upon which the two-phase model (exploratory and discovery phases) is founded. (Flynn et al 2004)

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and now I can!

References
Flynn, P., Mesibov, D., Vermette, P., & Smith, R. M.(2004). Applying
standards-based constructivism: A two-step guide for motivating
elementary students. Larchmont, NY: Eye on Education.
Phillips, D K 2008, 'Guided reading: Constructivism in Action'. Institute for
Learning Centred Education