Guided Reading Session Record Sheet
A teacher-facing record sheet for guided reading sessions — group members, text level, focus skills, observations per pupil, and next steps. One sheet per session.
Preview
Page count: 4. Print-ready PDF — letter / A4 friendly. Click image to see all pages.
Learning objective
Maintain accurate records of guided reading sessions to inform next steps and track reading progress across the year.
About this resource
- Subject: English / Language Arts
- Type: Template
- Grade levels: Grade 1 (ages 6-7, ≈ Year 2), Grade 2 (ages 7-8, ≈ Year 3), Grade 3 (ages 8-9, ≈ Year 4), Grade 4 (ages 9-10, ≈ Year 5), Grade 5 (ages 10-11, ≈ Year 6), Grade 6 (ages 11-12, ≈ Year 7)
- Pages: 4
- Date added: 2026-05-12
- Credit: Qualified primary teacher
Books on guided reading and reading instruction
Convenience links if you'd like to look any of these up. We've recommended these books in the resource above.
For teachers
- G Guided Reading: Responsive Teaching Across the Grades — Irene Fountas, Gay Su Pinnell
- C Closing the Reading Gap — Alex Quigley
- E Engaging Every Learner: Reading for Pleasure — Dianne Murphy
- T The Teacher's Guide to Research — Nicola Morgan
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