Guided Comprehension in the Primary Grades [Paperback]

Maureen McLaughlin (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 2003

Written in response to recent developments in reading research and a demand by primary-grade teachers for a comprehension-based instructional framework, author Maureen McLaughlin presents Guided Comprehension in the Primary Grades. Adapting the Guided Comprehension Model introduced in her best-selling book (with Mary Beth Allen) Guided Comprehension: A Teaching Model for Grades 3-8, McLaughlin presents a teaching framework that develops reading comprehension in primary-grade students through direct and guided strategy instruction, numerous opportunities for engagement, and a variety of leveled texts and instructional settings.

Chapters explain the theoretical framework of the Guided Comprehension Model for the Primary Grades, present theme-based lessons for implementing the Model, and offer practical ideas for classroom organization and management. The appendixes provide additional teaching ideas, a literacy continuum for the primary grades, extensive lists of resources, reproducible forms, and home-school connections. The book will help you implement the Model in your classroom and teach comprehension strategies to your youngest learners.

The International Reading Association is the world's premier organization of literacy professionals. Our titles promote reading by providing professional development to continuously advance the quality of literacy instruction and research.

Research-based, classroom-tested, and peer-reviewed, IRA titles are among the highest quality tools that help literacy professionals do their jobs better.

Some of the many areas we publish in include:

-Comprehension
-Response To Intervention/Struggling Readers
-Early Literacy
-Adolescent Literacy
-Assessment
-Literacy Coaching
-Research And Policy

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Maureen McLaughlin is Professor of Reading Education at East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania, East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, USA.

Product Details

• Paperback: 368 pages
• Publisher: International Reading Association (April 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0872070050
• ISBN-13: 978-0872070059
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #782,768 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Discover books, learn about writers, read author blogs, and more.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great ideas, tough for non-readers, March 28, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Guided Comprehension in the Primary Grades (Paperback)

I bought three books on this topic, and this one is the best. It has a great mix of pedagogy description and in-depth case studies and lesson plans. The appendices contain over 100 pages of activities and blacklines. There are four theme-based units with lots of details and student work. Mostly, I just think that this book has the most specific, practical information of the ones I have looked at. I plan to use it in a university class I am teaching.

My only concern is that a lot of the activities assume that primary grade students have more reading ability than my students do. These strategies would defintely be great for students with some reading ability, but I'm not sure they will work with kindergarteners. Lots of the masters contain text that my students may not be able to decode.