Guided Reading

Melitina Hernandez • Cahn Fellow 2018

Pretty good is actually not so great – But where do we go from here? Three different principals from three different schools with different backgrounds come together and discover one problem: progress is just not enough. Together we worked to improve strategies encouraging teachers and staff to recognize that pretty good is actually not so great. There was a common need to develop support tools and school structures, utilizing patience and purpose. Through our different journeys, we worked to change instructional literacy practices, impact teacher mindset about strategic approaches to literacy instruction, provide feedback and build a culture of trust. I approached PS/MS 123’s formal implementation of Guided Reading as a strategy to address student need in reading. I set out both short-term and long-term goals with corresponding actions.