| Usually teaching guided reading is a kindergarten | | | | Teaching guided reading can be used in early |
| activity as the children are in small groups. Before | | | | primary school with the students divided into |
| the children start reading you explain the new | | | | groups of 4 to 6 students each preferable with |
| words and the meaning of the story. Alternatively | | | | one good reader in charge of the group. This way |
| the children read the story first then you give | | | | the teacher can easily move between groups |
| them a chance to ask questions. This way you | | | | correcting mistakes. Before you start a teaching |
| get an understanding of how much the children | | | | guided reading session always explain what is |
| understand. | | | | going on in the story as some students just don't |
| If you are using the Montessori approach to | | | | know. And always keep it simple. |
| learning reading, first you would make up the | | | | Try and use a series of books that are related so |
| words in sandpaper letters. The children would | | | | you can build on the words the children already |
| trace the new words in the sandpaper letters | | | | know. Repetition is the key to success so keep |
| while saying the new word. This way they already | | | | adding to the words the students already know. |
| know the words before they start reading the | | | | Try not to bring in too many new words at once |
| story. I let the children read at their own pace | | | | without repeating the old words. You will usually it |
| then when they are all finished I will ask questions | | | | goes in one ear and out the other but keep |
| related to the story to see if they understand the | | | | repeating and it should stick. |
| story. | | | | |