{"id":10567,"date":"2026-08-12T15:50:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T15:50:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newworldsreading.com\/?page_id=10567"},"modified":"2026-08-12T15:50:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T15:50:14","slug":"transcript-how-to-use-a-teacher-reading-guide","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.newworldsreading.com\/ht\/transcript-how-to-use-a-teacher-reading-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Transcript: How to Use a Teacher Reading Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"background-image:url(&apos;https:\/\/demo.newworldsreading.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/About-Us-BG-Wide-1.png&apos;);background-position:50% 0%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:contain;\" class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained has-background\">\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer uag-hide-tab uag-hide-mob\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-654f704d\"><p class=\"uagb-desc-text\">Video Transcript<\/p><h1 class=\"uagb-heading-text\">How to Use a Teacher Reading Guide<\/h1><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-83a1f869 alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-e3e733c1\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How to use a Teacher Reading Guide | New Worlds Reading Initiative\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dY3Soop-4NM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Speaker: <\/strong>Hello there, and welcome to the New World's Reading Initiative.&nbsp; Today, we're going to introduce you to a wonderful resource that will enhance your reading instruction. Get ready to explore the world of teacher reading guides.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So what exactly is a teacher reading guide? Teacher reading guides are book-specific and carefully created to accompany New World's reading books as well as Florida B.E.S.T. ELA texts. The guides provide grade level specific strategies and activities that support VPK through fifth grade reading instruction. They are aligned with Florida B.E.S.T. ELA standards, ensuring that your instruction meets grade level expectation and supports students in reaching mastery of benchmark skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The activities and information in these guides are supported by the Science of Reading and utilize evidence-based practices that are grounded in research. The best part about these guides? You can access and download them for free on the New World's Reading website. Now let's take a closer look at teacher reading guides. Teacher reading guides are tailored to each book and follow a consistent structure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the front page, you'll find key information to help guide your instruction, such as the grade level, book title, author and illustrator. An essential question to establish the focus, provide a purpose for reading and support comprehension. A book snapshot that gives an overview of the genre, text type and overarching themes and topics of the text. A skill focus chart that outlines the specific skills and strategies covered in the reading guide. A building background section with resources to help your students connect with the content of the book, building their prior knowledge and fostering engagement. And, learning targets framed as \u201cToday, I am____ so that I can ____\u201d to help students understand the purpose of their learning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the next section, you'll find word work, which focuses on foundational reading skills such as phonological awareness and phonics to support decoding and encoding. The activities within the guides provide explicit and systematic instruction for skills and strategies using an \u201cI Do, We Do, You Do\u201d approach to learning. They directly align with grade level standards, equipping your students with the necessary tools to become fluent readers. The next section spotlights explicit vocabulary instruction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Talking about new and interesting words will help students be more dynamic communicators by targeting tier two vocabulary words that are key to their understanding of the text. The reading guide provides a student-friendly definition for each word using simple language and concepts children are familiar with. There is also a full sentence that connects each word back to the context of the story, as well as a page number for easy reference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The last section, read for meaning, is divided into before, during, and after reading questions and activities to support deeper understanding of the text, including, comprehension strategies such as visualization, questioning, and summarizing; text analysis prompts to explore characters, plot, settings, and themes; opportunities to make text connections; interpreting the author's message, purpose, or perspective; writing activities to support active reflection and the reading writing connection; and oral language development through conversations and collaborations with peers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now that you know about the components of the reading guide and you're excited about incorporating them into your instruction, let's talk about how to access these valuable resources. It's as easy as visiting the New Worlds Reading website at www.newworldsreading.com.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once you're on the website, navigate to the top of the page and look for educator resources. Click on this tab and you'll find a variety of helpful materials for teachers.You'll have the option to search for a specific reading guide or explore the full selection of available guides. Remember that these downloadable PDFs are free and available to all VPK through fifth grade educators. With teacher reading guides and many more resources on the New Worlds Reading website, you can empower yourself as an educator to create effective and engaging reading experiences for students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Unlock new possibilities for your classroom by exploring Teacher Reading Guides today.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Video Transcript How to Use a Teacher Reading Guide Speaker: Hello there, and welcome to the New World's Reading Initiative.&nbsp; [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-10567","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":false,"thumbnail":false,"medium":false,"medium_large":false,"large":false,"1536x1536":false,"2048x2048":false,"trp-custom-language-flag":false},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"jhouder","author_link":"https:\/\/www.newworldsreading.com\/ht\/author\/jhouder\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Video Transcript How to Use a Teacher Reading Guide Speaker: Hello there, and welcome to the New World's Reading Initiative.&nbsp; 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