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Section 2: Overview of the Reading Process Required Reading: Chapter 2: Strategic Groupings: Flexibility for Student Engagement from *The Flexible ELA Classroom: Practical Tools for Differentiated Instruction in Grades 4-8* by Amber Chandler Now watch the following videos: What do these teachers do to promote deeper thinking and critical literacy? Reading Workshop in 5th Grade <https://www.teachingchannel.org/video/student-reading-workshop-lesson?jwsource=cl> Introducing a New Chapter using Word Walls & Inference Walls <https://www.teachingchannel.org/video/prep-students-for-new-text?jwsource=cl> Analyzing Informational Texts 5th Grade – Transfer to Content Area Literacy <https://www.teachingchannel.org/video/analyzing-text-lesson?jwsource=cl> Additional Required Reading: Section 2 from the course text: Reading Workshop Assignment 2: Lesson Plan & Use of Strategic Groupings 1. Choose one of the approaches from the course text (mini-lesson, collaborative workshop lesson, or collaborative read-aloud) and plan a lesson using one of the approaches. 2. Make sure to choose a short, complex text and explain your reasons for choosing it. 3. What strategies/teaching points will this help you focus on or lead students to focus on if they are guiding the lesson as in the collaborative approaches? 4. Provide a learning target that is aligned to state standards for your grade level. 5. Synthesize the textbook reading: How do you envision using strategic groupings in your classroom to enhance learning?