Do you desire to be more efficient and effective during your small group time?  Guided reading is a powerful teaching method, especially in K-2. When done well, it enables you to meet the individual and diverse needs of your students and instill a strong foundation for reading success.

In this course, you will gain confidence and clarity on how to empower even your most struggling readers to succeed through guided reading best practices. Rooted in the research of Gay Su Pinnell and Irene C. Fountas, you will learn how to group students via assessments and needs, choose appropriate texts, be provided with lesson plan templates that walk you through the key components and teaching steps, know how to determine what to teach and when, understand how to manage student data and resources, and keep the rest of the class in meaningful learning activities.

The instructor will share strategies and resources that will support TKES Standards 1,2,3,4,5,6,7, and 8 with practical takeaways that will positively impact teacher practice and student achievement. 

*** NOTICE ***

Griffin RESA reserves space in professional learning classes and workshops for employees of our member systems (Butts, Fayette, Griffin/Spalding, Henry, Lamar, Newton, Pike, and Upson). In the rare event when classes are full or overbooked, slots must be made available for employees of member systems.  Priority of class availability is as follows:

1. Certified personnel under contract with a member system or RESA
2. Classified personnel of a member system or RESA
3. Certified personnel under contract with a system that is a member of a RESA outside the Griffin RESA area
4. Personnel of a state agency
5. Presently unemployed persons from the Griffin RESA area seeking renewal of certificate
6. Personnel employed by a system that is not a member of a Griffin, such as private schools or agencies
7. Out-of-State personnel

The fee displayed for the class is the fee for personnel in categories 1 and 2. Personnel in categories 3 - 7 are subject to an out-of-area fee, when applicable. Please contact our office if you have questions about fees.