Rosie The point of guided reading is to provide support to children with text that is just slightly beyond their ability to read independently, yet at a level which will allow them the opportunity to be successuful with guidance as they acquire new skills and strategies to generalize to their independent reading. This often means letting go of grade level expectations, teaching to the needs of students who may be below (or above) those expectations. Lori
On Thu, 28 Dec 2006 09:29:39 EST , [EMAIL PROTECTED] sent: >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.