The article on Guided Reading I chose to read this week was "Guided Reading Procedure" by Anthony Manzo. In essence, Guiding Reading is a method that allows the teacher to guide the student through text by using a series of activities. In this article, Manzo discuesses various ways that the GRP (Guided Reading Procedure) is useful in the classroom. The GRP is especially important because it "contributes to higher order comprehension skills and to goals of humanistic education" (287). The GRP allows students to recall more information, especially through constant teacher-student interaction. The article mentions that there are four subskills of the GRP: unaided recall, recognizing implicit questions, self-correction, and organization. In my opinion, unaided recall is one of the most important skills need for overall reading comprehension. Unaided recall is the ability to remember what you read without having questions to help you remember. This shows that the has student comprehended what they read. This article does a great job at detailing the GRP, and how to create a lesson by it.
- What do you think is the most important factor to Guided Reading?
- Do you think Guided Reading is a useful method to use in the classroom? Why or why not.
I agree that unaided recall is the most important factor to Guided Reading, especially since the main goal of reading is comprehension.
ReplyDeleteI also think that Guided Reading is a very useful teaching method. It gives students the opportunity to work at their own individuals levels and gain extra practice using the skills that they need the most improvement in.
I would agree with you- unaided recall is the most important factor to guided reading. Comprehension is an important skill for readers to learn and develop. I also feel that self-correction is also important because we can't learn from our mistakes unless when know when we are making them. Also, I think guided reading is an extremely useful method to use in the classroom because it's an interactive way for not only the students to learn but also for the teacher to learn about the students weak areas.
ReplyDeleteI definitely think that Guided Reading is a useful method. It is a great use of class time. It builds students into more independent and successful readers. As far as the most important factor of Guided Reading, I actually think that the pre-reading stage is the most important. This gets the students involved with the text and gets them excited about what is coming. They look at the title and the cover, the pictures, and make predictions about what will happen. I feel as though this is the most important part of Guided Reading because the students have to be interested from the start or none of the other factors will matter.
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