Guided Reading

I chose an article called Accountability: Guided Reading Kidstations by E Francine Gustello and Claire Lenz.

Guided reading is one major component in a balanced literacy program. When reading aloud to children teachers give students the opportunity to think and develop opinions on text the otherwise would not be able to read.

Guided reading allows teachers to observe these things in students:
1. Self-monitor
2. Decide unfamiliar words
3. Check predictions
4. Determine if words make sense
5. Self correct
6. Read with expression and fluency

What is the kidstation model?
Kidstation incorporates guided reading and literacy principles of balanced literacy and empowers teachers to work collaboratively. Kidstation is used instead kidcenter because center means that it is away from whatever they are doing in the classroom (Around the Classroom), this is because of a teachers common problem of having lack of space in
their classroom. An example of a kid station is one group listening to the story and the other groups observing and explaining what the teacher and students are doing.  This model is to make students responsible for their own work.

Above, is a photo of a kidstation that lets the students listen to the Cat in the Hat. 
To the left, other groups would be working on Cat in the Hat word activities.

Below, another group could be making a crafts

Discussion question:

In your classroom would you want you different stations to be on the same topic or would you let each one be different?