Guided Reading

Record Booklet

Foundation Stage – Level 5

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INTRODUCTION

October 2006

Dear Colleague

This booklet can be used on its own but the reading objectives at each level can be found in the HIAS publication: Supporting Guided Reading - Starting Points with a sample guided reading session exemplifying each objective. In addition, at the end of the booklet, a range of strategies to develop comprehension are listed.

For guidance on how to develop very early reading and strategies, we recommend the publication Reading Recovery by Marie Clay (Heinemann - ISBN 0-435-08764-9).

Best wishes

Pauline Drew & Dani Wade

HIAS English Team

NATIONAL EXPECTATIONS

The following outlines National Curriculum levels that pupils should be expected to achieve at the end of each year. The planning pace of teaching, lesson content and approaches and strategies used, should enable pupils to achieve national levels.

Pupils Working Within National Expectations
Year 1 are expected to reach 1A
Year 2 are expected to reach 2B
Year 3 are expected to reach 2A/3C
Year 4 are expected to reach 3B
Year 5 are expected to reach 3A/4C
Year 6 are expected to reach 4B / Pupils Working Above National Expectations
Year 1 are expected to reach 2C+
Year 2 are expected to reach 3C

Year 3 are expected to reach 3B/A

Year 4 are expected to reach 4C
Year 5 are expected to reach 4B/A
Year 6 are expected to reach 5C

END OF KEY STAGE ONE ASSESSMENT

READING

To supplement the school’s own records, we recommend a combination of the following tools to support the assessment and levelling of reading. The use of these tools (particularly the first four elements) in combination, and at different times of the year, is considered to exemplify good practice.

1. Book Bands Level

This continuum is able to show progress within NC levels. The bands also match to Reading Recovery Levels:

· Band 1 (Pink) -2 (Red) working towards Level 1

· Band 3 (Yellow) - 4 (Blue) - 5 (Green) working within Level 1

· Band 6 (Orange) working towards Level 2

· Band 7 (turquoise) working towards Level 2

· Band 8 (purple) - Level 2C

· Band 9 (Gold) – Level 2B

· Band 10 (White) working toward or within Level 2A/3

2. Guided Reading Records

3. Nelson PM Benchmark Kit 2 (or 1) (published by Nelson)

A copy of this folder has been given to each school by HIAS (as part of the THREP programme resources). It contains ‘unseen’ assessment texts matching the Book Band/Reading Recovery levels. A running record sheet and some simple comprehension are included for each text.

4. Running Record

This is a valuable tool to identify what reading strategies/behaviours are being used. An assessment text is available in the PM Benchmark Kit but schools may like to use their own books at regular intervals.

5. QCA Assessment Focus Information (see QCA website)

6. Reading Conference (notes made from discussion(s) between the child and teacher)

These can provide useful qualitative information about a children’s attitude to reading

and their reading preferences, etc. The information can be used to make informed

decisions about which type of texts children should be encouraged to read in order to

develop their enjoyment of reading, their reading and comprehension skills.

7. Home-school Record / Reading Card Record

8. Reading Age

A simple straightforward test (e.g. Salford) can be used to complement the above. It should not be used on its own to indicate a level because it rarely measures comprehension. Even when a child has a matching reading/chronological age this does not mean they have reached the NC expectations for reading.
PM Benchmark Kit

PM Reading Levels and Reading Ages

(use as a guide for levelling)

NC Level
For Guidance Only / Reading Recovery Level / Colour Band
(Book Bands)
Foundation / Level 1 / Magenta 1 / Reading Ages for PM Levels
1-14 are in the range of
R.A. 5 years – 6.5 years.
The fine grading of the PM levelling makes it inappropriate to give a specific Reading Age to the individual levels between PM Levels 1-14.
Foundation / Level 2 / Magenta 2
Working towards L1C / Level 3 / Red 1
Working towards L1C / Level 4 / Red 2
Working towards L1C / Level 5 / Red 3
Working within L1C / Level 6 / Yellow1
Working within L1C / Level 7 / Yellow 2
Working within L1C / Level 8 / Yellow 3
Working within L1C / Level 9 / Blue 1
Working within L1C / Level 10 / Blue 2
Working within L1C / Level 11 / Blue 3
Working within L1C / Level 12 / Green 1
Working within L1C / Level 13 / Green 2
Working within L1C / Level 14 / Green 3
Level 1B / Level 15 / Orange 1 / R.A. 6.5 years
Level 1B / Level 16 / Orange 2 / R.A. < 7.0 years
Level 1A / Level 17 / Turquoise 1 / R.A. >7.0 years
Level 1A / Level 18 / Turquoise 2 / R.A. < 7.5 years
Level 2C / Level 19 / Purple1 / R.A. 7.5 years
Level 2C / Level 20 / Purple 2 / R.A. 8.0 years
Level 2B / Level 21 / Gold 1 / R.A. 8.0 years
Level 2B / Level 22 / Gold 2 / R.A. 8.5 years
Level 2A / Level 23 / Silver 1 (white) / R.A. 8.5 years
Level 2A/3C / Level 24 / Silver 2 (white) / R.A. < 9.0 years
Level / Level 25 / Emerald 1 / R.A. 9.0 to 9.5 years
Level / Level 26 / Emerald 2 / R.A. 9.5 to 10.0 years
Level / Level 27 / Ruby 1 / R.A. 10.0 to 10.5 years
Level / Level 28 / Ruby 2 / R.A. 10.5 to 11.0 years
Level / Level 29 / Sapphire 1 / R.A. 11.0 to 11.5 years
Level / Level 30 / Sapphire 2 / R.A. 11.5 to 12.0 years

HIAS note: A quick and useful way of using this grid to establish reading level:

· The RR levels above match with those in the KS1 Book Bands publication.

1. Complete a quick reading test (e.g. Salford) to establish approximate reading age.

2. Match reading age (right hand column) to equivalent Benchmark reading recovery level.

3. Select the appropriate level ‘unseen’ Benchmark reading book from PM Benchmark Kit and hear child read and /or take running record (NB quickly establish, before reading the whole book, if the book is too easy or too hard, and swap the book for a higher or lower text to achieve instructional reading level, i.e. 5-10% challenge (1 in 5 words to 1 in10 words as reading errors).

4. Establish NC level (in conjunction with other information).

GUIDED READING SESSION RECORD

BOOK BAND LEVEL: 1

NC Level: Working towards NC level 1 (Pink)

Reading Recovery Level: / Today’s date:
Group name:
Names of children:
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Title of text:
Main teaching objective(s) for this lesson (tick):
q Can recognise own name
q Can hold book correctly
q Can recognise front and back cover
q Can understand that reading is made from writing
q Can understands that print conveys meaning
q Can differentiate between text and illustration
q Can name some letters (capitals and lower case)
q Can talk about stories and use pictures to support
q Locate title / · Open front cover
· Turn pages appropriately
· Understanding that left page comes before right
· Understand that we read print from left to right
· Match spoken word to printed word (one-to-one corresponding)
· Locate familiar words and use them to check own reading
· Use the meaning of the text
· Use language patterns (syntax)
· Predict the story line and some vocabulary
Observations individual / group and points for next session :
Some children need more challenge (reorganise groups?)
Some children need more reinforcement (reorganise groups?)
Follow up: (e.g.)
· Preparation task for next GR session - home learning activity
· Reinforcement activity, e.g. picture sequencing, phonic game, listen to CD
· Retell story to friend
· Give time for further independent reading in class
· Make response in Reading Journal / Remember to fill in home-school reading card.

GUIDED READING SESSION RECORD

BOOK BAND LEVEL: 2

NC Level: Working towards NC level 1 (Red)

Reading Recovery Level: / Today’s date:
Group name:
Names of children:
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Title of text:
Main teaching objective(s) for this lesson (tick):
· Locate and recall title
· Have secure control of one-to-one meaning
· Use known words to check and confirm reading
· Start to read more rhythmically or use phrasing while maintaining track of print
· Repeat words, phrases or sentences to check, confirm or modify own reading
· Predict from meaning, syntax and print to solve new words
q Can recognise familiar words in simple text
q Can recognise print structure of a word, individual letters and the space between words
q Can say how they feel about stories and poems
Other:
Observations individual / group and points for next session :
Some children need more challenge (reorganise groups?)
Some children need more reinforcement (reorganise groups?)
Follow up: (e.g.)
· Preparation task for next GR session - home learning activity
· Reinforcement activity, e.g. picture sequencing, phonic game, listen to CD
· Retell story to friend
· Give time for further independent reading in class
· Make response in Reading Journal / Remember to fill in home-school reading card.

GUIDED READING SESSION RECORD

BOOK BAND LEVEL: 3
NC Level: Working within NC level 1 (Yellow)
Reading Recovery Level: / Today’s date:
Group name:
Names of children:
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Title of text:
Main teaching objective(s) for this lesson (tick):
· Follow print with eyes only, finger-pointing only at points of difficulty
· Take more note of punctuation to support the use of grammar and oral language rhythms
· Cross-check all sources of information more quickly while reading
· Note familiar words and letter clusters and use these to get to unknown words, e.g. look – took
· Search for information in print to predict, confirm or attempt new words while reading
· Notice relationships between one text and another
· Predict in more detail
Other:
Observations individual / group and points for next session :
Some children need more challenge (reorganise groups?)
Some children need more reinforcement (reorganise groups?)
Follow up: (e.g.)
· Preparation task for next GR session - home learning activity
· Reinforcement activity, e.g. picture sequencing, phonic game, listen to CD
· Retell story to friend
· Give time for further independent reading in class
· Make response in Reading Journal / Remember to fill in home-school reading card.

GUIDED READING SESSION RECORD

BOOK BAND LEVEL: 4
NC Level: Working within NC level 1 (Blue)
Reading Recovery Level: / Today’s date:
Group name:
Names of children:
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Title of text:
Main teaching objective(s) for this lesson (tick):
· Move through text attending to meaning, print and sentence structure flexibly
· Self-correct more rapidly on the run
· Re-read to enhance phrasing and clarify precise meaning
· Solve new words using print information along with attention to meaning
· Use analogy with known vocabulary to solve new words
· Manage a greater variety of text genre
· Discuss content of the text in a manner which indicates precise understanding
Other:
Observations individual / group and points for next session :
Some children need more challenge (reorganise groups?)
Some children need more reinforcement (reorganise groups?)
Follow up: (e.g.)
· Preparation task for next GR session - home learning activity
· Reinforcement activity, e.g. picture sequencing, phonic game, listen to CD
· Retell story to friend
· Give time for further independent reading in class
· Make response in Reading Journal / Remember to fill in home-school reading card.

GUIDED READING SESSION RECORD

BOOK BAND LEVEL: 5
NC Level: Working within NC level 1 (Green)
Reading Recovery Level: / Today’s date:
Group name:
Names of children:
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Title of text:
Main teaching objective(s) for this lesson (tick):
q Can read aloud with support
q Can make simple deductions with help and prompts from the teacher
· Read fluently with attention to punctuation
· Solve new words using print detail while attending to meaning and syntax
· Track visually additional lines of print without difficulty
· Manage effectively a growing variety of texts
· Discuss and interpret character and plot more fully
Other:
Observations individual / group and points for next session :
Some children need more challenge (reorganise groups?)
Some children need more reinforcement (reorganise groups?)
Follow up: (e.g.)
· Preparation task for next GR session - home learning activity
· Reinforcement activity, e.g. picture sequencing, phonic game, listen to CD
· Retell story to friend
· Give time for further independent reading in class
· Make response in Reading Journal / Remember to fill in home-school reading card.

GUIDED READING SESSION RECORD

BOOK BAND LEVEL: 6
NC Level: Working towards NC level 2 (Orange)
Reading Recovery Level: / Today’s date:
Group name:
Names of children:
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Title of text:
Main teaching objective(s) for this lesson (tick):
· Get started without relying on illustrations
· Read longer phrases and more complex sentences
· Attend to a range of punctuation
· Cross-check information from meaning, syntax and print on the run
· Search for and use familiar syllables within words to read longer words
· Infer meaning from the text
Other:
Observations individual / group and points for next session :
Some children need more challenge (reorganise groups?)
Some children need more reinforcement (reorganise groups?)
Follow up: (e.g.)
· Preparation task for next GR session - home learning activity
· Reinforcement activity, e.g. picture sequencing, phonic game, listen to CD
· Retell story to friend
· Give time for further independent reading in class
· Make response in Reading Journal / Remember to fill in home-school reading card.

GUIDED READING SESSION RECORD