Observation Task 3: Teaching Shared/Guided Reading

Table 3: Teaching Shared/Guided Reading

The title of the book: The very hungry caterpillar
Type of Reading (Shared or Guided): Shared Reading
What the teacher does What the children do Comments

The teacher asks the students to sit Children sets in the carpet Children enjoyed listening to the
in the carpet story

The teacher reminds the students Children listen to the teacher and It was a good choice for choosing
of the rules “cross your hand, cross apply the rules this story because it has many
your feet. Raise your hand if you healthy and unhealthy foods that
want to say anything” students can learn

The teacher holds the story book Children answer the teacher
and asks the students what they see
in the cover page and guess what
the story will be about

The teacher read the story tittle Children repeat after the teacher
and let the students repeat after her

The teacher read the story Children listen to the story

Reflections on Observation Task 3: Teaching Shared/Guided
Reading

1. Which concepts about print (CAP), phonological awareness, letter knowledge and or
phonics did the teacher focus on?

a) What did strategies/activities the teacher use to help the students understand
the concept being taught?

2. Were there any initial/medial/final sounds, punctuation, sight words or word families that were
covered during the lesson? If they were, select (a); if they were not, select (b).

a. What was the purpose of teaching these concepts? Explain its importance.

a) Provide one (1) activity example of how initial/medial/final sounds, punctuation,

sight words or word families could have been could have been covered during the
lesson.