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I plan to study the reading growth that is made through the use of guided reading instruction, using flexible grouping within my classroom.

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Using technology in guided reading

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Lately I've been trying out some ways to integrate technology into my small group Guided Reading session. I've been trying these things in the 15 minutes or so we often have spare after reading a book. Most of these involve an IWB although you could use a classroom computer. Here are some ideas....

VOICE RECORDINGS (using a microphone and Windows voice recorder or a program like Audacity)

have a different student from the group summarise the beginning, middle and end of the text.

have each student find an interesting new word from the story and find out the meaning. Make a voice recording explaining the meaning of the word.

have each student chose a character from the story and record a short oral review describing them and their role in the story.

(using a Flip video camera, webcam or standard video camera)

each child practices reading a page of the story with fluency and expression. Film and review attempts until the child thinks they are reading very fluently and expressively.

create a summary of the story from one character's perspective. Film a student retelling the summary as if they are the character.

BRAINSTORMING ON THE IWB (create a brainstorm on a flipchart on the IWB)

find all the words that end in ed, ing, s, er, tion etc

find all the words with a certain sound (eg sh, ch, th, oo, er etc)

find all the words with 3/4/5/6 letters or syllables

find all the words beginning with a capital letter (sort them into start of sentence/name of person/name of place etc)

find all the contractions in the story and write what the contraction is short for (eg don't = do not)

USING ONLINE APPLICATIONS

create a comic strip representing the story as a group with the free website ToonDoo.

have the group summarise the story and have an avatar (Internet character) "read" the summary the group has written on the website Read the Words. The kids love choosing avatars and accents!

Use Read the Words to demonstrate fluency by altering the speed at which the avatar reads the text you insert.

Create a flowchart of the events of the story on Lovely Charts; a simple drag and drop online diagramming application.

Create a poster about the story that mixes graphics, photos, videos, music and text using the online application Glogster.

to be continued....

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Integrating Technology into Guided Reading

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Lately I've been trying out some ways to integrate technology into my small group Guided Reading session. I've been trying these things in the 15 minutes or so we often have spare after reading a book. Most of these involve an IWB although you could use a classroom computer.

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A potential bias that I may have is that I am going to be scoring my students reading. I want the to succeed and do their best, so I need to ensure that my scoring will be accurate and consistent.

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The other ethical consideration is accuracy. I want to make sure that I stay objective as to not skew the data or influence students performance. “It is unethical and unscientific to fabricate data in order to substantiate a personal belief or value” (Mills, 2018, p. 34).

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One ethical concern that may be related to this topic is confidentiality; not using student names when sharing the data and research. I do not want students to feel pressured or nervous about their reading. I want to ensure that they will be in an environment that is comfortable for them to be able to perform their best.

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Another bias that I may potentially have is that I know my readers and what they are capable of. I feel that I also know what is best for all students. I have to keep in mind to make sure that I am offering each of my students the best instruction that I can give them.