Unfortunately, students often stayed in the groups to which they were assigned, year after year. Usually, there was a low group, a high group, and a few middle groups. I was with the same students in second grade, in third grade, and… well, you get the picture. Think about it this way: Back when I was in elementary school, I was in the “blue” reading group. How do we know that small-group instruction is not always guided reading? Let’s dig in to these important components of guided reading. Jan Richardson, in The Next Step Forward in Guided Reading: An Assess-Decide-Guide Framework for Supporting Every Reader (2016), offers three essentials of guided reading: Just what should we expect to see in a guided reading lesson? Experts agree that small groups and leveled texts are necessary, and there is also consensus that teaching must be targeted and include progress monitoring. By focusing instruction on these areas, a guided reading lesson prepares students to be able to read the next level of text complexity. Therefore, a guided reading teacher plans lessons and focuses instruction on the areas where students need support. A guided reading teacher plays the role of an expert reader who scaffolds-and, yes, guides-the lesson for less-experienced readers. In guided reading, the goal is to build independent readers who can read fluently with comprehension. But does that term mean the same thing to everyone? Some teachers, any time they meet and read with small groups, call it guided reading regardless of the text they use, or the instructional focus of the lesson.Īt Scholastic, we believe that teaching reading in small groups is just one part of the instructional practice known as guided reading.
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.It’s not unusual to hear the term guided reading used to describe small-group instruction. ―Jill Levine, Chief Academic Officer, Hamilton County, Chattanooga, TN What a gift for reading teachers of all elementary grades!”
This book captures her expertise beautifully, not just through words, but also through videos of her demonstrating actual strategies.
“Our school literacy program has been successful because of the work of Jan Richardson. ―Holly Slaughter, Reading and Language Arts Specialist, Pinellas County Schools, FL You get clear, practical, and actionable suggestions for helping children move along a trajectory of growth toward evermore challenging texts.” Reading Next Step Forward in Guided Reading is like talking with Jan. Bates, Ph.D., Literacy, Language, and Culture, Clemson University Jan not only unpacks the complexities of the reading process, but also provides a practical guide for teachers to follow as they implement guided reading.”―C.C. Next Step Forward in Guided Reading is a must for every teacher’s professional library.
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