Guided Reading Report

During this block of time, we focus on reading comprehension skills- those strategies that help readers make sense out of the print on the page. We also work on our reading fluency- the smoothness with which we read text. At the beginning of each guided reading period, I direct a lesson about a particular story or text with all of the students. Then, the students practice reading in pairs or small groups, or we experience shared reading of big books together. Lastly, we discuss what the students have learned about the story and it's elements. Students get a great deal of support from me and from their classmates, and work towards becoming independent readers. To learn more about Guided Reading, you can visit the Four Blocks Website.

We worked on our reading comprehension during guided reading in May and June through African fiction and non-fiction books and issues of Scholastic News. Comprehension activities with these materials included predicting and confirming story events, examining story elements (characters, setting, problem, solution, beginning, middle, end), retelling a story, reading to find certain information, and graphically organizing that information.

Be sure to keep reading over the summer! I hope to see you at the Middleton Library!

(This information is updated at the end of each month as an online class newsletter.)

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