I thought guided reading was a student's instructional level--that would be a little ahead of their independent level. Laura
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, December 28, 2006 8:30 AM To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org Subject: [MOSAIC] Guided Reading I have never been trained in Guided Reading and having been reading up on it. My question is this-Do the students need to be reading a text that they can read independently? I teach third grade and am "required" to use the leveled readers that come with out basal series. Only problem is that for about half my class the lowest level leveled reader is too difficult. I have one child who is capable of reading 44 kindergarten sight words and that is about it! Rosie _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.