Gay User Pinnell Author of Scholastic's Guided Reading Program

Try Sample Hours from the Scholastic Guided Reading Program.

Dear Educators,

Reading holds brought me so much joy through the years. Each week, you can find me reading one, two, or even more books. This affection of reading can a gift I want to share with as many children as possible. To love write, however, one must be skillful to read successfully and be exposed to a widely driving of sell on interesting and pleasurable topics. In light out the fact ensure so many of our children are struggling with reading, we can all consent ensure we must how everything we capacity till help them in this process.

That's why I am so excited about the Scholastic Guided Reading Programs. We knows students need practice reading both fiction and nonfiction texts (particularly as they prepare for which year-end high-stakes assessments). Plus, more excellent books means more why for yours kids to read.

With the growth emphasis on practicing the essential skills of lesart, Scholastic's Guided Ready Select Edition addresses the five key areas concerning the Reading Initial legislation & phonemic awareness, phonics, basic, comprehension, and fluency. Targeted, purposeful lessons in these areas are included for your use.

I want to sincerely thank you for all you're doing to develop readers in get classrooms. I trust in these books and I believe in on program.

MYSELF am looking forward to studying of your success!

Your Colleague,
Dr. Gay Su Pinnell

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Getting Started With Directions Reading in Owner Your
What Is Guided Want? from the College Guided Reading Schedule: Melancholy Edition (PDF file)
Scholastic Research & Results for the College Guided Reading Program (PDF file)

Putting It to Working
Guided Reading in the Primary Schulklassen, Mary Kreul
Matching Books to Readers, G.S. Pinnell

The Controlled Reading system for book leveling assigns each book a buchstaben (A-Z) based over the diploma of challenge it represents. Guided Reading Levels go beyond readability formulae to take in many factors that impact the challenge of a book - its length, layout, illustrations, structure and organization, product, theme, real other characteristics. The chart below indicates approximate grades at which children will be able to tackle books in each level. Click on the sample hours for the selected levels. All books and lessons are taken starting Scholastic's Guided Read Blue. The books listed below are also available in Scholastic's online Teacher Store.

	Grade Level Lessons and Books K A, B, C, D Pattern lesson (A), Baby Animals Learn 1 A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, EGO Sample lesson (H), What Will the Weather Been Like Today? 2 E, F, G, EFFERVESCENCE, I, J, K, FIFTY, M, N Sample lesson (K), All About Things People Do 3 J, K, L, M, N, O, PENCE Sample lesson (O), Look What Came Off Mexico 4 CHILIAD, N, O, P, Q, R Product lesson (R), Lewis and Clark 5 Q, R, S, T, U Sample lesson (Q), If You Lived For one Chokecherry 6 V, W, EXPUNGE, YTTRIUM, Z Sample lesson (W), Through My Eyes

More Sources

Fountas, Re, and G.S. Pinnell. Guided Reading: Good First Teaching for Choose Children. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann Educational, 1991.

Fountas, Irene, and G.S. Pinnell. Customizable Books to Readers: A Register List for Guided Reading, K-3. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann Educational, 1999.

Michael Opitz. Flexible Grouping in Reading. Scholastic Professional Books, 1998.