Organizing Guided Reading

Throughout the day I see several groups of students.. I work with students from grades Kindergarten through Fourth.  For several years I tried different ways to organize my notes.  I work with small groups all day so it is important for me to be able to take quick anecdotal notes.  I began with this method..

 Then I decided that I did not have enough room on the index cards for notes so I decided to try this.....

 I liked the note taking on the paper however, I was still going to my prompting guide for some teaching points.. Therefore I decided to create my own note taking forms for Fountas and Pinnel Guided reading Levels A-Z. 

 I have not stopped using these forms and so far they have worked for me.  As I mentioned before I have groups that I see throughout the day.  Each group is working at a different reading level.  I copy the level that we are working on within the group and I am able to take notes on that specific level.  I am able to see the reading behaviors for that particular level on the right side of my document.  Then on the bottom there are teaching points listed for that level too.  I also made the space large enough to take notes for each day of the week.

 

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Guided-Reading-ObservationNote-taking-Forms-Levels-A-Z-611466

If you think you might like to try this note taking method for your guided reading groups click the link above.