Guided Reading is reading by students. It provides the
opportunity for the teacher to work with small groups of students (3 to
5 children) on books that present a successful challenge for them. The
teacher closely observes and monitors the ways in which students process
print and the reading strategies they use.
Guided reading:
- Ensures that students read a new text successfully.
- Helps students develop positive attitudes towards reading.
- Provides an opportunity for students to develop and practice reading strategies necessary to reading independently.
- Allows teachers to observe students while they process unfamiliar texts.
- Gives teachers and students an opportunity to explore the features of the language used in a variety of texts.
- Allows teachers to group and re-group students according to interest, experiences, and ability.
- Has the goal of finding a text that students can read successfully, but that includes a number of challenges to "stretch" the students a little.
For examples of guided reading lessons, click on the book titles below.
Lower elementary
Upper elementary
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