Guideed Reading: The Benefits Of Guided Reading

Picture walks. A pre-reading activity that involves the students looking at the pictures of a book and making predictions in order to prepare the students to read the book.
Interactive read-aloud. The teacher reads a book to the students, pausing at integral parts to comment and ask the students questions in order to facilitate comprehension.
Strategy lesson. Important reading strategies include previewing the text; activating prior knowledge; setting purposes; generating, verifying, and updating predictions; identifying text structures; using imagery and visualizing; and monitoring comprehension. Teaching these strategies is necessary for students’ comprehension.
Guided reading. Guided reading refers to individual reading by the student, guided

A large portion of my education came about through my reading. I learned history through devouring historical fiction. Absorbing the words of each text I read allowed me to top my class in grammar, spelling, and punctuation. I was able to learn many of my school subjects in a fun and intrinsically motivating way. Additionally, as an introvert, I acquired much of my social skills by reading about interactions with people. I gained an understanding of different cultures and various personality types in a way that many of my peers who were not readers were not able to do. Furthermore, reading provides a constructive outlet for a break. Reading develops the imagination and gives people a chance to “travel” to both real and imaginary places.

Reading fiction is not a waste of time. Harry S. Truman wrote, “Not all readers become leaders. But all leaders must be readers” (Geselbracht, 2016). Reading develops people into well-rounded individuals who can contribute to society.

While this is not a final draft of the piece, when I made sure to focus on my topic, I was able to communicate the meaning more clearly and stick to sentences that added to my topic, rather than going off