guided reading

Guiding reading is an instructional practice that can be used to help SLIFE process texts (Montero et al., 2014). The teacher reads to the students and then the student reads the text aloud as the teacher observes them. Through this observation, the teacher can see how the student is processing the text and can also provide assistance so that the student can develop literacy skills and strategies they will eventually be able to use on their own when reading. 

In order for guided reading to be effective, it must include:

• Opportunities for the students to speak, read and write. When more modalities are being used, it helps cement the learning more into their memories.

An example of guided reading is having a student read a book at their reading level, meaning that they are capable of decoding the language. Decoding means they can pronounce sounds to letters correctly, 90-94% of the time, and comprehend it as well (Montero et al., 2014). Teachers can conduct guided reading individually with students, or have guided reading groups. Usually the learner will stay with that same group of students, but the groups can be flexible and adjust depending on the needs of the learners.