What is Guided Reading?
Guided reading is an instructional approach to reading in which a student is paired with a book that he/she can read with about 90 percent accuracy--one that offers just the right level of support and challenge. The text is easy enough for the student to read with support, as needed. The text offers challenges and opportunities for problem solving, but is easy enough for the student to read with some fluency. When books are matched to readers, the young reader can continue the process of building on what they know and apply that knowledge to new and more difficult texts with greater success.
What is the purpose of guided reading? Because the book can be read with about 90 percent accuracy, students can understand and enjoy the story because it’s accessible to them through their own reading strategies. They focus on meaning but use problem-solving strategies to figure out the words they don’t know, deal with difficult sentence structure, and understand new concepts or ideas.
Why is guided reading important? Guided reading gives students the chance to apply the strategies they already know to new text. It gives them a measure of success while allowing them to tackle new words and concepts with greater success. The ultimate goal of guided reading is the ability to read a variety of texts with ease and deep understanding at an independent level.
Concepts from: Matching Books to Readers: A Book List for Guided Reading , K–3 by Irene Fountas and G.S. Pinnell. Portsmouth, NH : Heinemann Educational, 1999.
The link below shows the Guided Reading Levels for each grade.
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