Guided reading is one of my absolute favorite times of the day! I love that students are broken into groups, working at their level, being independent, and getting the individualized attention that they need. The Curriculum My school uses the Fountas and Pinnel program for guided reading, but there are many programs out there, including some on teacherspayteachers. The program I have includes different leveled books from A – E (because I teach kinder) and an easy way to assess what level students are at. Read about how I set up my guided reading groups here. Structure I incorporate my guided reading lessons into our literacy center time. During centers, two groups meet with teachers (I have a full-time assistant teacher), one group does word work, one group does listen to reading and sometimes I have groups working at our sand table. Other center ideas I’ve used are work on writing, read to self and read to someone. Check out my literacy center calendar template here! Centers Guided Reading (Leveled Groups) Word Work – I have a variety of centers that students can complete during word work. In the beginning of the year, we focus on letter recognition and letter […]