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The key to success for beginning readers is recognizing high-frequency words. One of the first hurdles a beginning reader must overcome when learning to read is...
Guided Reading Grades 3-5 contains some of the elements of guided reading in the Primary Grades (K-2). When working with students at higher Grades (3-5) the tea...
Join literacy consultant Debra Crouch as she and her Guided Reading group of 3rd-grade students read Amazing Salamanders a Level N title from the FLYING START T...
Managing guided reading groups often generates a multitude of questions about flexibility: How do I know which children go in which group? Which books do I use...
Guided reading is a small group opportunity to support readers as they apply known reading strategies. David Hornsby, in A Closer Look at Guided Reading (2000)...
Close reading and guided reading can exist in the same instructional environment. By reading closely in guided reading, a reader is encouraged to apply all t...
In Shared Reading, Students Learn What They Later Apply in Guided Reading
Shared reading and guided reading lie alongside each other within a gradual releas...
When It Comes to High Frequency Words, Context Is Key in Guided Reading Texts!
The use of high-frequency words in guided reading texts offers young readers m...
Guided reading presents a unique opportunity for students to learn academic vocabulary if the guided reading books are written about engaging topics in ways th...
