Guided Reading Groups

Over the past decade, Differentiated Instruction has taught us that students are most successful when they’re instructed at their point of need. This is especially true for beginning readers and writers. That’s why guided reading is such a powerful tool. It is differentiated instruction. And it does enable you to address the realities of today’s diverse classroom. But how can you meet the individual learning needs of your readers and still build the 21st century higher-order thinking skills that are so critical in today’s world? Skill-building and empowering to learn how you can differentiate your guided reading instruction, produce extraordinary results, and make a tremendous difference in the lives of your students.

http://www.nereads.org/conference/juliekozisek.pdf
http://teacher.scholastic.com/products/authors/pdfs/WW_GR_prof_paper.pdf

These guided reading groups are the future of classroom, it is hard for my students to stay engaged.  And there are many different strategies in here for keeping the students engaged and building higher-ordered thinking skills.