Guided
Reading
"The
ultimate goal of guided reading is to help children learn how to use independent
reading strategies successfully."
Fountas and Su Pinnell, 1996
Guided
reading is a major part of a balanced literacy program in our classroom.
During guided reading, students read as the teacher guides them through the
story. I pause to ask questions and prompt readers to use multiple reading
strategies to decode words and comprehend the text. Great discussions arise
from our guided
reading sessions as students learn to make
connections to the text, predict what will happen and ask questions as they
read, visualize events happening in the story, make inferences, and respond to
stories in their reading response journals. It is also a time for the teacher to
observe whether or not students are using the reading strategies taught during
shared reading and teacher read-alouds.
The following links may be
helpful as you read with your child at home.
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Download "Handy
Reading Strategies" shown above
Prompts to
use while reading with your child
List
of useful strategies for attacking new words
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reading sessions as students learn to make
connections to the text, predict what will happen and ask questions as they
read, visualize events happening in the story, make inferences, and respond to
stories in their reading response journals. It is also a time for the teacher to
observe whether or not students are using the reading strategies taught during
shared reading and teacher read-alouds.