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   Session 6 -- Activity 2

Activity 2 ~~ Levels of Support in
My Classroom (20 minutes)

Objective: Reflect on how your own instructional decisions align with Fountas and Pinnell's model.

Activity: Fill out the chart below with the percent of your language arts block that is currently devoted to each of the four levels of support. You may want to have a particular group of students in mind.

CURRENT % OF TIME ALLOCATED TO EACH OF THE 4 LEVELS

READ ALOUD
SHARED
GUIDED
INDEPENDENT
       

Click here to print the above table.

Now, think about how you might alter those percentages based on new information from this or previous sessions. Fill in the chart below to indicate how you might modify your emphasis.

PROJECTED CHANGES TO % OF TIME ALLOCATED TO EACH OF THE 4 LEVELS

READ ALOUD
SHARED
GUIDED
INDEPENDENT
       

Click here to print the above table.

For Further Consideration:

Does the level of support you provide as an educator vary with different groups? In what ways?
Does the level of support you provide as an educator change during the year? In what ways?

When you're finished, please proceed to Activity 3.



 

 

 

 


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