What is Guided Notes?
Guided notes is an intervention teachers can use with their students to help increase student engagement during lecture and assigned readings (Intervention Central, n.d.). The teacher will create notes for the student to follow during instruction and reading assignments. There will be blanks throughout the notes that the student will have to fill in. This will force the student to be engaged during instruction in order to fill in all the blanks. Not only does it keep the student engaged but it prevents the student from distracting others. Once the student fills in all of the blanks, then they can use it as a study guide to help them in the future. All the teacher has to do is create the notes for the students to follow, and present that information in class. This is a great intervention teachers can use to engage their students and involve them in their learning.
Student Profile
In my field experience class, I have a student who is diagnosed with ADHD. He takes medication to help him with his ADHD, however, he still struggles to pay attention during instruction and reading assignments. Providing this student with guided notes will keep him engaged and active in his learning. Guided notes will keep him focused and on task, and prevent him from distracting others as well.
Visual Representation

The image to the left is an example of what guided notes might look like in an upper level elementary classroom. As you can see, there are blanks that the student has to fill in as the teacher is speaking. This will keep the students engaged and help as a study guide for future tasks.
Content Area Examples
One great thing about this intervention, is that it can be incorporated in all content area. If any teacher is going to lecture the students on a specific topic, then the teacher might want to prepare guided notes for those who need it.
Some students have a difficult time staying focused during reading. If a student is assigned a specific reading, the teacher might want to create guided notes for the student to fill out as he/ she reads. This will keep the student engaged and active while they read, rather than just reading and staring at the pages.
Some students have a difficult time staying focused during reading. If a student is assigned a specific reading, the teacher might want to create guided notes for the student to fill out as he/ she reads. This will keep the student engaged and active while they read, rather than just reading and staring at the pages.