Guided Reading – It’s not new, but it still works! You have a small group of students, you give them a challenging text, and you support them as they read through it.

In this post, you’ll discover four ways to transform stagnant guided reading lessons into next-generation guided reading.

Over the years guided reading has taken on various coats and appearances, but we know one thing for sure. It works. Guided reading works because…

It puts the reading process into the hands of the students.

Guided reading puts the learners near the teacher.

The readers receive immediate feedback on their use of the reading process.

Students immediately try out the teacher’s feedback.

However, not all guided reading methods work the same! Some methods of guided reading really work better than others.

Let’s look at guided reading strategies that work!