Guided Reading: Good First Teaching for All Children

This chapter discusses Guided Reading within a Balanced Literacy Programme, Designing and Organizing the Learning Environment for Literacy, and the Classroom Using Assessment to Inform Teaching using Running Records.

Abstract

What is Guided Reading? Building on Early Literacy Guided Reading Within a Balanced Literacy Programme Designing and Organizing the Learning Environment for Literacy Managing the Classroom Using Assessment to Inform Teaching Using Running Records Dynamic Grouping Creating Text Gradients Using a Leveled Set of Books Selecting and Introducing Books Teaching for Strategies Learning About Letters and Words Shifts Over Time Good First Teaching with a Second Chance to Learn Appendix A - Keep Books Order Form Appendix B - Work Board Icons Appendix C - Alphabet Chart Appendix D - Management of Guided Reading - Ten-day Plan Appendix E - Guided Reading Record Version One Appendix F - Guided Reading Record Version Two Appendix G - Guided Reading Observation Appendix H - Record of Book-Reading Progress Version One Appendix I - Record of Book-Reading Progress Version Two Appendix J - Fluency Rubric Appendix K - Letter Books Appendix L - Evaluation Response for Text Gradients Appendix M - Guided Reading Self-Assessment Appendix N - Guided Reading Book List Appendix O - Guided Reading Book Publishers/Distributers.