guided reading

California is struggling with the problems caused by the great depression. Some people are resentful of immigrants.

Explains how to set up and use small groups to help young students transition from guided reading to independent reading, using reading workshops, literature circles, reciprocal teaching, and development of writers' craft.

In their follow-up to Reading Wellness, Jan Burkins and Kim Yaris explore how some traditional scaffolding practices may actually rob students of important learning opportunities and independence. Who s Doing the Work? suggests ways to make small but powerful adjustments to instruction that hold students accountable for their own learning.

Presents a model for guided reading instruction that fits the 18-minute time frame, including strategies, processes, sequential practical lesson routines, and suggestions for selecting appropriate texts.