When I began my research in guided reading, I thought I would come across a plethora of information. I thought guided reading was at the core of reading comprehension and since I want to see the relation between guided reading and reading comprehension, I thought I would have plenty of information to work with. Yet, I was wrong; I have had some difficulty in finding information. In the articles I have been able to find, the recurring names are Irene C. Fountas, Gay Su Pinnell, M.M. Clay and L. Vygotsky.
Guided reading instruction is based on the Constructivist theory which supports the idea that learners have superior comprehend of ideas that they build on their own with other individuals’ assistance. One of the big ideas is that there are essential elements of guided reading which are using leveled books, differentiating instruction and using benchmark assessments through Running Records. Essentially, during guided reading the teacher directly teaches students reading strategies that reinforce problem solving and comprehension among others. In my research I have not come across any state of the art knowledge in guided reading. I believe that could be because the delivery of guided reading requires direct explicit teacher instruction.
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Christina Schreiber
10/30/2017 11:14:10 am
I also ran into a lot of roadblocks when I was looking for research. It is funny how some of the things we think are so common or must have been research produce such small results. I think this validates our studies though since there was not very much research already completed. Good luck with your search to find articles!
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Diana Moore
10/30/2017 07:19:24 pm
I ran into a series of roadblocks as well when trying to put together my research. I struggled with trying to find Quantitative data vs. Qualitative. It seems like there wasn't much out there that had already been done which provided the numerical data that I was looking for.
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Madeleine
11/1/2017 08:07:48 am
Teresa, I had a hard time finding research as well. I think there is a lack of research across the board at the elementary level. I am looking forward to hearing about your research, I love to use close reading in my class!
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Mayra Cindy De la Torre
11/1/2017 07:29:04 pm
Teresa I too have had some difficulties finding information on my topic. I agree with your statement. Guided reading takes a lot of care and planing to really help the students improve. I am excited to read how your research project turns out.
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