Guided reading is something that is very beneficial for children and can be easily implemented by both parents and teachers. To start, the parent or teacher needs to find a book that is age-appropriate for the child and they can read 90% of or are very familiar with the story. This way, the children can use context clues, such as surrounding words and pictures, to identify unfamiliar words. Guided reading is very helpful to do individually, but it's also effective in small and large groups!
Below is a website that has many helpful strategies to encourage guided reading both at home and in the classroom. If you scroll all the way down to the bottom of the page, there is a section dedicated specifically to theses guided readings. They have ideas for "take home book boxes" for parents and links to other lessons and articles that are very helpful to teachers!
http://www.hubbardscupboard.org/guided_reading.html#TakeHomeBookBoxes
Here is also a link that gives an example of how a kindergarten teacher used guided reading in her full day classroom.
http://www.lindaslearninglinks.com/gdrdgkdg.html
This is a great link Courtney! Thanks for the information. I love the encouragement of guided reading both inside and outside of classroom for both parents and teachers. Not only is guided reading important in the classroom, but also at home. Practice is key.
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