Guided+Reading

Guided Reading

**Content** Guided reading focuses on fluency and reading strategies within small groups of students reading chorally. **Grade Level** Elementary and Intermediate grade levels are appropriate grades for this practice.

**Curriculum Standards** In a 6th grade Reading/Language Arts classroom, this strategy would address the following CSOs: RLA.O.6.1.6 differentiate and apply comprehension strategies in literary and informational texts to RLA.O.6.1.4 select defining characteristics, construct background knowledge and develop reading skills to understand a variety of literary passages and informational texts by West Virginia, national and international authors:
 * use prior knowledge
 * draw conclusions
 * interpret meaning
 * determine cause and effect
 * judge text critically
 * myth
 * fantasies
 * biographies
 * autobiographies
 * science fiction
 * tall tales
 * supernatural tales

**Description of Practices**
 * Guided reading is a practice in which a teacher groups a small group of students (around 6 students) based on level. After groups are chosen the teacher will:
 * 1) Provide students with a book that is on level or a little challenging for the students.
 * 2) The teacher will talk to the students to introduce vocabulary that is new to the students along with background information that could help the students while reading.
 * 3) The teacher will observe the students while they read and provide help to students when and if needed.
 * 4) The teacher will ask questions to assess comprehension of what was read.


 * While this practice is occurring it is important that the teacher has materials relating to literacy ready for the rest of the class to work on so that the time with the small group is not interrupted.


 * Students feel comfortable in the small group setting since all students are around the same level causing stress levels of the students to lower.


 * Keep sessions to 25 minutes. Do not exceed this time.

**Implementation Considerations** This strategy could be implemented in any setting. In a whole group setting the teacher can work with a small group while having the other students in the class complete a reading or language arts assignment. This would be the ideal setting so that the students can be placed in small groups based on their levels. By having more students in the whole group setting there is a better chance of grouping the students.

**Example** The following video portrays the use of guided reading in a middle school setting. []

**Citation** Lyons, W., & Thompson, S. A. (2012). Guided reading in inclusive middle years classrooms. //Intervention in School and Clinic//, //47//(3), 158-166.