The article I found about Guided Reading is a 2007 article titled "Guided Reading: A Research-Based Response to the Challenges of Early Reading Instruction" written by Anita Iaquinta. It is very informative so I encourage you to click here to take a look.
Along with many other details, this article presents some things that need to happen before, during, and after guided reading lessons in order for them to be effective. I think this is helpful for teachers that are interested in adding guided reading to their classroom lessons. A few ideas the author suggests for introducing the text are: Prepare an introduction to the text that will help readers access and use all sources of information, leave some opportunities for students to independently solve problems while reading, I key words and their meanings, practice using context to understand word meanings, Introduce key ideas and concepts, and help children understand how texts are structured. During the reading, provide prompts to help process the text. After the reading, talk about the text with the students and encourage dialogue among them, invite personal response and assess students’ understanding of what they read. This is what I found very helpful from this article. Something I encourage you to think about is would you use guided reading in your classroom? If so, how can you make sure that it remains interesting for your students?
I read this same article, Kristin, and I found it very informative also. The author brings to your attention just how very important the teacher's role is in guided reading. The teacher much plan out groups, and monitor the child's progress through observation and note taking.
ReplyDeleteHow this article presented guided reading made it very easy to understand. It uses a similar layout that we are learning in many of our other education classes; it emphasizes the before, during, and after of the lesson. I think it is so important to include all three steps and not just the during section. We need to activate the student's prior knowledge and include discussion afterwards.
ReplyDeleteProviding appropriate prompts during reading is key to being an efficient and helpful teacher. We can guide children in the right direction during reading based on their individual needs.
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