Guided Reading

The Guided Reading Strategy is a highly engaging activity for students PreK to Grade 2. Guided Reading is a strategy where small groups of children sit with a teacher and read a book to themselves. This strategy is only used for small groups of children as it requires special attention to each member of the group. The teacher selects the appropriate books and before starting the activity will talk about the book with the group. This is an individual activity and not an activity that has students share their reading. The teachers role is to help the students decode words, deal with sentence structure and comprehend ideas presented in the text if they are struggling. This strategy helps create an interactive lesson as teachers tend to create 3 to 4 different groups completing different activities while the one group is completing the guided reading. Guided Reading is a great way to provide one on one skill building with your students and assess their reading and comprehension levels.