Shared and Guided Reading

Chapter 11

"Activities must set up children for success so they see themselves as

independent readers—the ultimate goal of guided reading."

Ford & Opitz, 2002, p. 717

Shared Reading

Critical Elements• Joyous & collaborative

• Comfortable environment

• Wide variety of enlarged, predictable texts

• All students participate

• Opportunity to reread favorites

Enlarged text created

by students

All children participate

Deaf child

learning to read

Opportunities to reread favorites

Focus on text features and

reading strategies.

Extend shared reading

with response activities.

Guided Reading

Small groups reading at the same level

Critical Elements

• Groups are temporary & fluid

• Careful text selection

• Reading lesson example

Groups are fluid

Title 2

See the CD-ROM which came with this text for:• Searchable database of children's literature• List of predictable books• Text sets and bibliographies

Visit the COMPANION WEBSITE for:• Running Record resources• Discussion group information for literacy teachers