Chapter 1: Teaching Research-Based Reading in Grades 4-6

This chapter discussed ways in which to teach kids reading comprehension. They talked about three stages in which teacher-directed whole-group instruction, comprehension strategy practice, and teachers-facilitated whole-group reflection and goal setting. In stage two you can use teacher-guided small group instruction or student-facilitated comprehension centers and routines. They talked about different ways in which to teach this and check assessment. One activity you may use is literacy centers in which you can break down into literature circles where a group of students with the same reading level and interest in books join to make a group and inside the group there are different jobs and the students take turns doing the different jobs. They also suggest doing cross-age reading with different people like older students, or teacher aids. This will show kids how to read fluently and work with someone older to form ideals and discuss what was read. Also the older one can help the younger one with learning to read and reading tougher text to learn reading. It talks about wanting to include thematic instruction since most kids knows this best from classes before. Also to evaluate the kids fluently and guide them to the best. If they "out grow" the group they are in you can move them on to another. This chapter was mostly an overview of research-based guided comprehension models for the intermediate grades. This chapter will help me with working in small reading groups or helping the kids in reading class.
(Research-Based Reading Lessons Grades 4-6 by: Maureen McLaughlin, Amy Homeyer, and Jennifer Sassaman)