Guided+Reading

Students who struggle with comprehension and prosody (reading fluently, accurately, with proper inflection and phrasing) are given additional support through a guided reading format. Guided Reading involves choosing books, either fiction or nonfiction, that is at a child's instructional level. Instructional reading levels are determined by teacher administered running records, Developmental Reading Assessments, Houghton-Mifflin Leveled Reading Passages and other diagnostic tools. A guided reading lesson typically has a directed focus and several key components. Guided Reading offers children an authentic purpose, to understand what they are reading because they are eager to get the message.