Ready to Go Guided Reading: Question, Grades 1 - 2


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Strengthen comprehension skills with Guided Reading: Question for first and second grades. A simple way to enhance guided reading lesson plans, this resource book contains six sets of informational readers—two each for below-, on-, and above-level student readers. Ready to Go Guided Reading: Question is an effective reading program for first and second grades. This reading comprehension resource book includes: -discussion guides -prompts to encourage students to work with the text and text features -leveled readers that cover high-interest topics -graphic organizers and an observation sheet The readers are separated into below-, on-, and above-level reading skills. This resource book features callout boxes to direct students to apply guided reading strategies to the texts, such as scanning for meaning or word work. Each reader concludes with a writing prompt so students can show what they learned. The 12-book Ready to Go: Guided Reading series for grades 1–6 provides the elements you need for your guided reading group. Each 80-page book contains 36 total readers, six discussion guides, and three reproducible pages. The series features four books for each grade span and focuses on the following comprehension strategies: -Infer -Question -Summarize -Connect The readers contain short nonfiction texts and text features such as callout boxes, charts, maps, and photographs.




Ready to Go Guided Reading: Infer, Grades 1 - 2


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Guided Reading: Infer for first and second grades enhances lesson plans with six sets each of six nonfiction readers. There are 36 readers— two each for below-, on-, and above-level student readers. This teacher resource book helps engage students as they learn about spiders, hibernation, and more. Ready to Go Guided Reading: Infer offers the essentials for an effective, comprehensive guided reading program for first and second grades. This book includes: -leveled readers that cover high-interest topics -prompts to encourage students to work with the text and text features -discussion guides -graphic organizers and an observation sheet The readers are separated into three readability levels and designed to keep students’ attention. Various callout boxes direct students to apply guided reading strategies to the texts, such as scanning for meaning or word work. Each reader concludes with a writing prompt. The 12-book Ready to Go: Guided Reading series for grades 1–6 includes everything you need for your guided reading group. Each 80-page book is essentially a guided reading set, containing 36 total readers, six discussion guides, and three reproducible pages. Each grade span includes four books, focusing on the following reading comprehension strategies: -Infer -Connect -Question -Summarize The readers contain short nonfiction texts and text features such as callout boxes, photographs, charts, and maps.




Ready to Go Guided Reading: Synthesize, Grades 1 - 2


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The Guided Reading: Synthesize resource book for first and second grades features 36 readers—six sets of two each for below-, on-, and above-level student readers. Filled with photos and charts, this nonfiction resource features informational text about caves, soccer, Hawaii, and more. Ready to Go Guided Reading: Synthesize is an effective guided reading resource for first and second grades. This reading comprehension resource book includes: -discussion guides -prompts to encourage students to work with the text and text features -leveled readers that cover high-interest topics -graphic organizers and an observation sheet The readers are separated into below-, on-, and above-level reading skills. This reading comprehension resource contains callout boxes to direct students to apply guided reading strategies to the texts, such as scanning for meaning or word work. Each reader concludes with a writing prompt so students can show what they learned. The 12-book Ready to Go: Guided Reading series for grades 1–6 provides the elements you need for your guided reading lesson plans. Each 80-page book contains 36 total readers, six discussion guides, and three reproducible pages. The series features four books for each grade span and focuses on the following comprehension strategies: -Analyze -Determine Importance -Synthesize -Visualize The readers contain short nonfiction texts and text features such as vocabulary banks, charts, maps, and photographs.




Ready to Go Guided Reading: Visualize, Grades 1 - 2


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Guided Reading: Visualize for first and second grades enhances language arts lesson plans with 36 readers—six sets of two each for below-, on-, and above-level student readers. This resource book engages students with text and images as they learn about topics such as oceans, parks, multicultural celebrations, and more. Ready to Go Guided Reading: Visualize offers the essentials for an effective, comprehensive guided reading program for first and second grades. This book includes: -leveled readers that cover high-interest topics -prompts to encourage students to work with the text and text features -discussion guides -graphic organizers and an observation sheet The high-interest readers are separated into three readability levels and designed to keep students’ attention. Various callout boxes direct students to apply guided reading strategies to the texts, such as scanning for meaning or word work. Each reader concludes with a writing prompt. The 12-book Ready to Go: Guided Reading series for grades 1–6 includes everything you need for your guided reading program. Each 80-page reading comprehension resource book is essentially a guided reading set, containing 36 total readers, six discussion guides, and three reproducible pages. Four books are included in each grade span—each focuses on one of these essential reading comprehension strategies: -Analyze -Determine Importance -Synthesize -Visualize All readers contain short nonfiction texts and text features such as callout boxes, photographs, charts, and maps.




Ready to Go Guided Reading: Analyze, Grades 1 - 2


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Guided Reading: Analyze for first and second grades makes lesson planning easier with six sets each of six nonfiction readers. There are 36 readers—two each for below-, on-, and above-level student readers. This teacher resource book helps engage students as they learn about Japan, zoos, pets, and more. Ready to Go Guided Reading: Analyze offers the essentials for an effective, comprehensive guided reading program for first and second grades. This book includes: -leveled readers that cover high-interest topics -prompts to encourage students to work with the text and text features -discussion guides -graphic organizers and an observation sheet The readers are separated into three readability levels and designed to keep students’ attention. Various callout boxes direct students to apply guided reading strategies to the texts, such as scanning for meaning or word work. Each reader concludes with a writing prompt. The 12-book Ready to Go: Guided Reading series for grades 1–6 includes everything you need for your guided reading lesson plans and groups. Each 80-page book is essentially a guided reading set, containing 36 total readers, six discussion guides, and three reproducible pages. Each grade span includes four books, focusing on the following reading comprehension strategies: -Analyze -Determine Importance -Synthesize -Visualize The readers contain short nonfiction texts and text features such as vocabulary banks, photographs, charts, and maps.




Ready to Go Guided Reading: Question, Grades 3 - 4


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The Guided Reading: Question resource book for third and fourth grades features 36 readers—six sets of two each for below-, on-, and above-level student readers. Filled with charts and maps, it enhances lesson plans with informational text about the moon, Ben Franklin, carnivorous plants, and more. Guided Reading: Question provides you with a comprehensive reading program. This reading comprehension resource book series includes: -prompts to encourage students to work with the text and text features -discussion guides -leveled readers with intriguing topics -graphic organizers and an observation sheet Separated into three readability levels, the nonfiction readers capture students’ attention with appealing topics, colorful photos, graphic charts, and detailed maps. Students are encouraged to apply guided reading strategies to the text and complete writing prompts to prove comprehension. Available for grades 1–6, the 12-book Ready to Go: Guided Reading series improves guided reading organization with an all-in-one set. These 80-page resource books feature six discussion guides, three reproducible pages, and 36 readers. Four books are in the series—each focusing on one of the following comprehension strategies: -Summarize -Question -Infer -Connect These resource books contain short informational texts, photographs, charts, maps, and callout boxes to keep students engaged in the reading and writing process.




Ready to Go Guided Reading: Question, Grades 5 - 6


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Add an interesting twist to your language arts lesson plans with Guided Reading: Question for fifth and sixth grades. This resource includes 36 leveled readers—six sets of two each for below-, on-, and above-level student readers. The readers engage students with topics such as civil rights, Yellowstone, and more. Create a comprehensive reading program with Ready to Go Guided Reading: Question. This reading comprehension series offers informational text for students at various reading levels and includes: -leveled readers with intriguing topics -prompts to encourage students to work with the text and text features -discussion guides -graphic organizers and an observation sheet The readers are separated by below-, on-, and above-level comprehension skills and feature callout boxes so students can apply guided reading strategies to the texts. Each nonfiction reader addresses fascinating topics and includes a writing prompt so students can show what they know. The 12-book Ready to Go: Guided Reading series for grades 1–6 makes guided reading organization a breeze. These 80-page resource books serve as a comprehensive set, complete with six discussion guides and three reproducible pages. Four books are included in each grade span to focus on the essential reading comprehension strategies: -Connect -Infer -Question -Summarize These resource books contain short nonfiction texts, photographs, charts, maps, and callout boxes.




Leveled Books (K-8)


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For ten years and in two classic books, Irene Fountas and Gay Su Pinnell have described how to analyze the characteristics of texts and select just-right books to use for guided reading instruction. Now, for the first time, all of their thinking and research has been updated and brought together into Leveled Books, K-8 to form the ultimate guide to choosing and using books from kindergarten through middle school. Fountas and Pinnell take you through every aspect of leveled books, describing how to select and use them for different purposes in your literacy program and offering prototype descriptions of fiction and nonfiction books at each level. They share advice on: the role of leveled books in reading instruction, analyzing the characteristics of fiction and nonfiction texts, using benchmark books to assess instructional levels for guided reading, selecting books for both guided and independent reading, organizing high-quality classroom libraries, acquiring books and writing proposals to fund classroom-library purchases, creating a school book room. In addition, Fountas and Pinnell explain the leveling process in detail so that you can tentatively level any appropriate book that you want to use in your instruction. Best of all, Leveled Books, K-8 is one half of a new duo of resources that will change how you look at leveled books. Its companion-www.FountasandPinnellLeveledBooks.com-is a searchable and frequently updated website that includes more than 18,000 titles. With Leveled Books, K-8 you'll know how and why to choose books for your readers, and with www.FountasandPinnellLeveledBooks.com, you'll have the ideal tool at your fingertips for finding appropriate books for guided reading. Book jacket.




Ready to Go Guided Reading: Analyze, Grades 5 - 6


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Guided Reading: Analyze for fifth and sixth grades enhances lesson plans with six sets each of six nonfiction readers. There are 36 readers— two each for below-, on-, and above-level student readers. This teacher resource book engages students as they learn about earthquakes, Aztecs, maps, and more. Ready to Go Guided Reading: Analyze makes it easy for you to create a comprehensive guided reading program by offering everything you need to help students at various reading levels. This small-group reading resource book contains: -leveled readers with intriguing topics -discussion guides -prompts to encourage students to work with the text and text features -graphic organizers and an observation sheet The readers are separated by below-, on-, and above-level comprehension skills and use callout boxes to direct students to apply guided reading strategies to the texts. Each nonfiction text addresses fascinating topics and includes a writing prompt so students can reflect on what they learned. The 12-book Ready to Go: Guided Reading series for grades 1–6 is designed to help you with guided reading organization. Each 80-page reading comprehension resource book is a guided reading set, complete with six discussion guides and three reproducible pages. Four books are included in each grade span, focusing on the essential reading comprehension strategies: -Analyze -Determine Importance -Synthesize -Visualize Each nonfiction reader contains short nonfiction texts, vocabulary banks, photographs, charts, and maps.




Guided Reading


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Much has been written on the topic of guided reading over the last twenty years, but no other leaders in literacy education have championed the topic with such depth and breadth as Irene Fountas and Gay Su Pinnell. In the highly anticipated second edition of Guided Reading, Fountas and Pinnell remind you of guided reading's critical value within a comprehensive literacy system, and the reflective, responsive teaching required to realize its full potential. Now with Guided Reading, Second Edition, (re)discover the essential elements of guided reading through: a wider and more comprehensive look at its place within a coherent literacy system a refined and deeper understanding of its complexity an examination of the steps in implementation-from observing and assessing literacy behaviors, to grouping in a thoughtful and dynamic way, to analyzing texts, to teaching the lesson the teaching for systems of strategic actions a rich text base that can support and extend student learning the re-emerging role of shared reading as a way to lead guided and independent reading forward the development of managed independent learning across the grades an in-depth exploration of responsive teaching the role of facilitative language in supporting change over time in students' processing systems the identification of high-priority shifts in learning to focus on at each text level the creation of a learning environment within which literacy and language can flourish. Through guided reading, students learn how to engage in every facet of the reading process and apply their reading power to all literacy contexts. Also check out our new on-demand mini-course: Introducing Texts Effectively in Guided Reading Lessons