Tips for choosing engaging books that all students will enjoy while offering teaching opportunities that suit the needs of the students in your classroom.
February 17, 2023
An easy-to-use checkout system is the key to maintaining your guided reading book room. Here are some ideas to consider for organizing the guided reading book room in your school.
November 15, 2022
Creating guided reading groups is a dynamic process that you must always examine critically. The reading records you keep enable you to make informed decisions about effective grouping. To help you create dynamic groups, consider the following
March 10, 2020
Teacher Tip: Selecting Books for Guided Reading
March 3, 2020
In discussing a guided reading text, you want to support students in the discussion so that they help each other reach for the deeper meaning of the text.
February 18, 2020
Teacher Tip: Steps to Preparing an Introduction to a Text for Guided Reading Lessons
February 11, 2020
Teacher Tip: Activate student agency with these effective practices for book clubs
February 4, 2020
Portfolios are a popular way to present students' work over time so that progress is evident.
January 28, 2020
During assessment season, consider partnering up with a grade-level colleague so you can release each other to administer an assessment or two.
January 14, 2020
Here are some suggestions for creating places for students to store their work in progress as well as finished work that will be used to assess their progress.
September 17, 2019
This week's tip on unboxing Fountas & Pinnell Classroom™ comes from a member of our Fountas & Pinnell Facebook group!
August 6, 2019
Follow these steps to help guide you when organizing your classroom environment to support word solving.
July 2, 2019
Worried about keeping your students reading over the summer? Here are some suggestions.
June 11, 2019
Try using tongue twister poems in your classroom!
April 23, 2019
Try this tip out out with a first grade poem.
April 16, 2019
Poetry charts can encourage children to think about how illustrations can support a poem.
April 9, 2019
When using poetry charts in prekindergarten, here is a tip to try out with a classic poem.
April 2, 2019
After teaching, reflect on the guided reading lesson even if only for a short time.
January 29, 2019
