Guided Reading is a small group of students, usually 4 or 5 students, who are all on the same level working together with a teacher to develop reading skills. Your child will learn reading strategies to use when they come to a word they don't know. This will help with fluency. Your child will also learn good reading strategies that help them with comprehension.
Each day your child will bring home a zip-lock baggie with a book from their guided reading group. This book is specific to your child's level. If your child is reading above grade level they will have a higher leveled book. If your child is reading below grade level, they will have a lower level book. This is a book we have read 3-4 times already in the group and your child can read it successfully. Please have your child read this book each day to help improve fluency. Even if it seems like your child has only memorized the book, please have them read it and point to the words as they read. Additionally, every other day there will be sentence homework in an envelope. On the days where there is sentence homework, your child will need to put the sentence in order and then stick it in the homework book provided. Have your child read and point to the words in this sentence. Finally, your child may draw a picture of the sentence.
IMPORTANT!
It is very important that your child completes this homework. This homework is specific to your child's reading level and needs. If your child does not complete this homework they will not be prepared for the following day's lesson. Students who complete this homework are more likely to increase their reading fluency and comprehension. Students who do not do their homework will more likely end the year behind their peers who did complete their work.
You can have your child read their book in the car, to a sibling, pet, neighbor, etc... Make it fun and tell remind your child that reading is FUN! :)
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