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Guided Reading in Grades 3-6: Everything You Need to Make Small-Group Reading Instruction Work in Your Classroom (Scholastic Teaching Strategies)

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The Scholastic Teaching Strategies series has been a reliable, easy-to-use and implement set of books for new and experienced teachers wanting to make changes in their classrooms. As an upper elementary Title I teacher, I'm always on the lookout for making my teaching of reading for struggling readers more effective. There doesn't seem to be much new information out there working with this population. Research seems to suggest that if a child hasn't hooked into reading by third grade, it's lost forever. It seems that the lack of books to help these readers seems to promote that fact.

This book, however, attempts to shed some light on the concept, of bringing Guided Reading groups into the upper elementary classroom. I found the book to be very helpful in examining the role of the teacher and of the students in teaching reading. The author, Mary Schulman, draws on her years of experience, with chapters on setting up the classroom for effective literacy instruction, guidelines for forming the groups, and sample lessons scripted out.

There isn't much missing from the books, possibly other than how to tackle chapter books in these groups, which much of the kids seem to want. I found this book to offer practical ideas that I could easily bring into my classroom. I highly recommend this for anyone wondering about guided reading in the upper elementary grades!

I am so impressed by this book. It truly has it all. When teaching the 2nd grade, I used her book "Guided Reading, Making it Work." It was great too. Now, as a fourth grade teacher I am glad I found this book. It has background knowledge, implementation strategies and plenty of real-life examples that illustrate how to use the guided reading program in your intermediate classroom. Thank you for this book!

This is a terrific resource for new and experienced teachers! It gives practical advice for teaching guided reading in the upper grades. This is a book that every teacher can use to create groups, plan instruction and manage the classroom for literacy instruction.

This is a great book for refreshing what I know about guided reading for primary grades. After moving to upper elementary, I had trouble finding the time and ways to incorporate guided reading into my class. This book gives great advice, ideas, materials, and scenarios for the upper elementary class room environment.