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!
Since many people have jumped in and defined guided reading as instructional level, here is a possible solution for your leveling issues. Can you borrow guided readers from grades one or two for the half of your class who is reading instructionally at that level. I have done this in the past for both reading and math. That way you are still using the "required" materials and not hurting your students' instruction. Also, many of the series have multiage adaptations anyway, so the skills and the themes are similar. Obviously, your little one who is reading so significantly below grade level will need a whole separate intervention... Just a suggestion...good luck! __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ 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.
