Reading Teams Curriculum Map

What are Reading Teams?

Reading Teams are groups of four or five students who work together cooperatively and collaboratively to study a novel chapter by chapter. Reading Team members take turns reading aloud and expressively, one paragraph at a time, until the chapter has been read. Each member of the Reading Team completes a different Reading Role Page for each chapter studied. Each member of the Reading Team shares their completed Reading Role Page with their team involving all Reading Team members in the “share” experience. This Reading Cycle is repeated for each chapter studied.

Benefits of Reading Teams for Teachers & Students:

For the teacher:

•  Only Thirty minutes of marking every three days!
• Only Thirty minutes of photocopying once every month!
• Plenty of assessment data for reporting!

For the Students:

• Students will improve their reading fluency, clarity, and expression.
• Students will learn and apply 30 different reading comprehension strategies.
• Students will improve their oral communication skills.
• Students will learn to become collaborative and cooperative as a team and develop good values.

Introduction Includes:

• Why do Reading Teams?
• What are Reading Teams?
• Frequently Asked Questions

Training Students to Complete the Reading Role Pages 

Training Students to Participate in Reading Discussions

Ideas for Integrating / Book Parties!

The Reading Teams Teacher’s Daybook and Planning Page

 Assessments:

• Teacher and Reading Team Assessment Process
• Teacher and Reading Team Assessment Record
• Teacher and Reading Team Assessment Rubric - Dramatic Reading Fluency
• Teacher and Reading Team Assessment Rubric - Oral Communication Skills
• Teacher and Reading Team Assessment Rubric - Reading Comprehension Worksheets
• Teacher Report Card Comments

Reading Role Worksheets

1. Conference Coach
2. Word Wizard
3. Map Maker
4. Building Bridges
5. Famous Phrases
6. Creative Canvas
7. Private Investigator
8. Lawyers Summation
9. Stage Manager
10. Casting Director
11. Character Profile
12. Word Pictures
13. Conflict Busters
14. Timeline – Chronological Order
15. Story Graph
16. Story Time
17. Dare to Compare
18. Reality Check
19. Main Idea
20. Predicting Outcomes
21. Fabulous Figures of Speech
22. Author’s Point of View
23. Cause-and-Effect Relationships
24. Interpreting Illustrations & Diagrams
25. Emotional Reactions
26. Drawing Conclusions
27. Mood – The Feelings the Author wants the reader to have
28. Common Senses
29. Four Inferences

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