Working with English Language learners in guided reading presents one of the best opportunities for raising achievement among these students. Keep these three ...

There are several ways in which activities that extend guided reading increase the powerful learning that comes through guided reading instruction. First...

Guided reading and balanced literacy are big ideas in literacy instruction today. The function of different approaches in a balanced curriculum offers tea...

Grouping students for guided reading first requires that teachers ‘know their students.’ Teachers assess their students, using the tools they know—letter...

There’s no way around it—when selecting leveled books for guided reading instruction, sooner or later you’re going to have to consider levels. For som...

Every child should have the opportunity to read accurately. Susan Hill draws our attention to an article in which the authors list this as one of the six elemen...

Recently, early literacy author Jenny Feely received an email about a young student who brought the same book home from school every day. This favorite book was...

Learning to spell enhances students’ reading and writing, but the rules for spelling are very complex, and can produce frustration in the classroom. As teache...

The importance of reading aloud to children from birth has been well established by research. Recalling a surprising encounter with teenagers enjoying a read-al...