[MOSAIC] Guided Reading in Intermediate?

[Rhonda Brinkman]

>Hello Mary,

  Sorry it took so long to answer just crazy here.

To me guided reading can be incorporated into anything. For example-- I am
looking for students to synthesize nonfiction text. I would began with a
small piece of text and model how to synthesize info and build by adding
pieces each time. Then I might use the same writing pieces to model
informative writing. The pieces could be shown to model voice (or lack of
it in writing). I have used Four Blocks in lower and upper grades and find
it easy to incorporate with any program and fairly inexpensive. Patricia
Cunningham and Cheryl Sigmon developed an awesome idea.

Mary if you have more questions. Email me directly--
rhonda.brinkman at sendit.nodak.edu

Hope this helped,
Rhonda







 Rhonda,
> Can you share any specifics?  I teach strategies and use mostly lit.
> circles
> with novels in fifth grade.  I also do writing workshop so I feel like I
> have the basics in place  I'm mostly wondering how Guided Reading will
> change these practices.
> Thanks for the help!
> Mary :)
>
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> From: "Rhonda Brinkman" <Rhonda.Brinkman at sendit.nodak.edu>
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>> >
>> I love Modifying Four Block for the upper grades.  Have been using it
>> for
>> years and I teach middle school. I easily incorporate reading strategies
>> and whatever the students may need.
>>
>> Rhonda
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>  I'm wondering if anyone is using guided reading in upper elementary.
>> It
>> > was written into our strategic plan, yet no one seems to know how it
> works
>> > in 4th and 5th grade.  I 've been able to find a few resources to
>> > purchase, but haven't yet. One is from Fountas and Pinnell, and the
> other
>> > was from Four Blocks (Big Blocks model).  Basically I'd like to know
> which
>> > resource would be better to buy, and also if anyone can tell me what
>> > guided reading looks like and involves at this level.  Is it
>> effective?
>> > Do you it like or dislike?  Pros/cons?
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> > Mary
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