Guided Reading Purposes

Identify one thinking strategy (ch. 1 in RWEC) or one reading comprehension strategy (ch. 7 in RWEC). Identify the strategy. Then write a purpose statement for children reading "The Itsy Bitsy Spider." You may duplicate strategies with classmates, but you may not duplicate purpose statements. E.g., One thinking strategy is "organizing." I might give children 4 pictures and say, "Read so that you can put these 4 pictures in the order they occur in the poem." That would require sequencing, a form of organization. Please do this by Sunday, Mar. 1.

RWEC Ch. 7, Comprehension

What is reading comprehension? What are critical components of guided reading lessons? How do teachers plan comprehension lessons? What questions do you have about teaching children to read with comprehension? Please post no later than Feb. 22.

RWEC Ch. 4 (Phonemic Awareness)

What is phonemic awareness? What is one way to teach it? What is one question you have about pp 84-95 in RWEC? Please post no later than Feb.10.