Guided Reading:

 Guided reading is a small group approach to teaching

reading that allows the child to take control of the first reading of the text.

 It helps the child to understand that reading is about constructing

meaning from written text.

 This approach allows the teacher to cater to the diverse needs of the

children in the classroom, by grouping children with

similar strengths and needs together.

 

Writing Stages:

 

Scribble stage: The child uses lines or scribbles to convey meaning.

 

 Isolated letter stage: The child strings together symbols,

numbers, and letter forms with little or no sound-symbol

correspondence. Generally there is no spacing between

 these forms. The child may be able to read the message,

but only with the help of the picture.

 

Transitional stage: The child uses some correctly

spelled words, but continues to use isolated letters,

symbols, and numerals to represent meaning.

 

Stylized sentence stage: The child begins to use repetitive

patterns organized around known words. The child leaves spaces

between words and shows evidence of letter-sound knowledge.

The child can read the message without picture support.

 

Writing stage: The child composes messages independently

for a variety of purposes. The ideas are organized logically and

chronologically. Sentences are more complex, varied punctuation

 appears, approximated and conventional spellings are used, and the

writer's voice emerges.