Planner for Guided Reading Plus: Phase One
Group Focus: Phrasing
Group Members:
Words Their Way
Sort: _____Long I and Short I______
Day 1-Introduce the sort
Day 2-Practice the sort and write it
Day 3-Word hunt
Day 4-Blind writing sort
Day 5-Assessment
Orientation to New Book
New Book:
Title: Mrs. Bling Bling and The
Watchdogs
Level : 19
Orientation to New Book:
Meaning:
 In this story, Mrs. Bling Bling
asked Fluffy and Charlie, her two
watchdogs, to guard her
enormous diamond all night long!
Have you ever asked a family
member or friend to watch
something for you?
 Charlie and Fluffy fell asleep
watching the diamond. When
they woke up, it was gone.
 The watchdogs found Raccoon
with the diamond and he didn’t
want to give it back.
 The watchdogs knew raccoons
liked shiny things so they tricked
Raccoon to trade the diamond for
an aluminum ball.
Visual:
Bolded Words: draws the reader’s
attention to an important word.
 Never (p.18)
 Every (p.11)
Date: _10-27-17___ Week #: _4_____ Lesson #: _5_____
Orientation to New Book
Unfamiliar Language Structures:
Dialogue
 Quotation marks show
readers where dialogue is
 Conversation between Mrs.
Bling Bling and The
Watchdogs (p.7)
 Conversation between
Raccoon and The Watchdogs
(p.18)
Relevant Vocabulary:
 Mrs. Bling Bling (p.3): owner of
the diamond
 Fluffy (p.2)
 Charlie (p.2)
 Watchdogs (p.3): In this story, the
dogs who are protecting the
enormous diamond.
New and Important Word/s:
 Wide awake (p.12): very alert and
not sleeping.
 Animal tracks (p.14): animal
footprints
 Promise (p.18): a pledge that you
will do something that you said
you would do.
After Reading New Book
Discussion Prompts:
 Starting at the beginning, what
happened in the story?
 What problem did Charlie and
Fluffy have?
 How did Fluffy and Charlie trick
the raccoon?
 Do you think that the raccoon will
keep his promise?
 What do you think is the most
important part of the story? Why
is this important?
 How would you describe the
raccoon?
 How would you describe Charlie
and Fluffy?
Notes:
Adapted from Dorn, L. & Soffos, C. (March 2009). Comprehensive Intervention Model: A Systemic Design for Reversing Reading Failure. Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon.
 Planner for Guided Reading Plus: Phase Two
Group Focus: ___Clearly responding to the writing prompt_________________________ Date: _10-30-17____ Week #: __5____ Lesson #: __1____
Group Members:

Assessment: Running Record Writing About Reading Reading & Writing Group Analysis

Writing Strategy Lesson or Writing Prompt:

Book Title: Mrs. Bling Bling and The Watchdogs
Writing Prompt:
Book Level: 19  Do you think that Fluffy and Charlie are the best
watchdogs in town? Why or why not.

Writing Strategy Lesson:

 Focus: Writing clearly answers the writing
Student’s Name: _________________________ prompt.
 Writing Strategy: Plan what information will be
Accuracy Rate: __________________________ included in the writing piece by brainstorming
one main idea and two supporting details.
SC Ratio: _______________________________

Student’s Name: _________________________

Accuracy Rate: __________________________

SC Ratio: _______________________________

Adapted from Dorn, L. & Soffos, C. (March 2009). Comprehensive Intervention Model: A Systemic Design for Reversing Reading Failure. Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon.