Hi Susan, I just did some research, along with some other grad. students and two profs., on guided reading in first grade classrooms.
There isn't a lot of research that we found that supports/negates the use of guided reading. There is research that supports reading recovery methods, which is what a lot of people seem to draw on as evidence that it works. Of course reading recovery is a completely different picture from what it looks like in a classroom with 20+ students and a teacher who has not received (usually) intensive training like they do in reading recovery. So here is one study that looks directly at guided reading. Of course I've seen many different manifestations of "guided reading"...some people use the term guided reading when guiding a whole class through an instructional level text, others are talking about more of a reading recovery model. Variations are the norm. Iaquinta, A. (2003). A Qualitative Case Study of Professional Development: Two first grade teachers’ efforts to implement the innovation of Guided Reading. Dissertation Abstracts International. (AAT 3090950) --she also has a shorter article in RRQ or Reading Teacher (can't remember which it is) Rasinski, T.V. & Hoffman, J.V. (2003). Oral reading in the school literacy curriculum. Reading Research Quarterly, 38, 510-522. --this one is interesting because they make the point about how little we really know (as researchers:) about guided reading (towards the end, I think) Most of the other studies were more focused on grouping practices, group membership and differentiation between groups. If you'd like the entire list of refs. send your email and I'll attach the file. Good luck! I'd love to hear what else you find. Angela ---------------------------------------- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > Date: Sun, 6 Jul 2008 16:30:22 +0000 > Subject: [MOSAIC] Guided Reading Research > > I am working on my masters. My paper is focusing on the impact of guided > reading on student achievement in a K-5 school. I would appreciate any > suggestions of great sources that I should look at while working on my paper. > Thanks, > Susan > _______________________________________________ > 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. > _________________________________________________________________ Making the world a better place one message at a time. http://www.imtalkathon.com/?source=EML_WLH_Talkathon_BetterPlace _______________________________________________ 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.
