Guided Reading: Strategies for the Differentiated Classroom
Guided Reading: Strategies for the Differentiated Classroom
Details + Objectives
Course code: 4gr
Mixed in the right proportion, differentiated instruction will help you build a balanced literary framework that gets results with even the most challenged learners.
In this course, you will learn differentiated instruction tactics that will help you understand how your students learn. When you apply those tactics within the guided reading framework, which helps you lead students through new ways of approaching text, great things start to happen. The result is a classroom full of students who can negotiate increasingly challenging texts with unprecedented fluency.
This course is critical for modern educators, who often must teach on the run with limited resources and unlimited demands on their time. Get ready to reach your readers with ease in no time flat!
What you will learn
- Learn how to combine differentiated instruction with guided reading
- Learn how to evaluate your students' readiness and interests to drive meaningful, productive and focused instruction
- Learn to assess your students through pre, ongoing, and summative assessments
- Use assessments to adjust teaching strategies
- Discover how to accommodate a diversity of students through flexible grouping
- Become familiar with an after-reading framework that will teach students to turn information into ideas
- Learn to anchor your students to the material they have learned through games, writing prompts and many other creative activities
How you will benefit
- Learn how to direct student reading to get the greatest results
- Create independent readers who are confident and capable of negotiating new texts with ease
- Build positive reading experiences for your students
How the course is taught
- Instructor-led or self-paced online course
- 6 Weeks or 3 Months access
- 24 course hours
Instructors & Support
A veteran educator who has taught every grade but third, Marsha Spears has spent 35 years teaching students and training teachers. Spears earned a bachelor's and master's degree in educational administration with a specialty in curriculum and literacy development, training that would prepare her to take on the toughest of classrooms. And tough classrooms are where she made her mark, helping a wide variety of at-risk learners read with renewed confidence. Over the years, thousands of students and teachers have learned how easily they can incorporate Spears' reading techniques and activities into their daily routines.
Requirements
Prerequisites:
There are no prerequisites to take this course.
Requirements:
Hardware Requirements:
- This course can be taken on either a PC or Mac.
Software Requirements:
- PC: Windows 8 or later.
- Mac: macOS 10.6 or later.
- Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox are preferred. Microsoft Edge and Safari are also compatible.
- Adobe Acrobat Reader.
- Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins.
Other:
- Email capabilities and access to a personal email account.
Instructional Material Requirements:
The instructional materials required for this course are included in enrollment and will be available online.