guided reading

Instructional small-group books

Guided reading is an instructional approach where a teacher works with a small group of students reading at similar levels, providing support and strategies as they work through a text together.

The teacher selects appropriately challenging material and guides discussion, helping students develop comprehension skills they can later apply independently.

The first-graders met with Mrs. Chen for guided reading while the rest of the class worked at literacy stations.

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fluency · prompting · metacognition · miscue · inferencing · formative assessment · sight words · book talk · graphic organizers · vocabulary building · comprehension questions · think aloud · modeling · spelling · leveled · visualization · retelling · benchmark

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teacher involvement

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Unassisted book engagement

recreational reading

reading mode

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Absorbing text without vocalizing

structure and planning

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Unpressured engagement with texts

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