Guided Comprehension in the Primary Grades

Preface

Part One: Guided Comprehension: A Teaching Model for the Primary Grades

Chapter 1
Reading Comprehension in the Primary Grades

Chapter 2
The Guided Comprehension Model for the Primary Grades

Chapter 3
Creating, Organizing, and Managing Comprehension Centers

Chapter 4
Organizing and Managing Comprehension Routines

Chapter 5
Assessment and Leveled Texts

Part Two: Theme-Based Guided Comprehension Lessons

Chapter 6
Favorite Author Eric Carle

Chapter 7
The Neverending Adventures of Arthur the Aardvark
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Chapter 8
Animals, Animals!

Chapter 9
Dinosaur Discoveries

Chapter 10
Situating Guided Comprehension in Other Themes

Appendixes
Guided Comprehension Resources

Appendix A
Primary-Level Developmental Continuum for Reading and Writing

Appendix B
Research-Based Resources for Teaching Phonemic Awareness, Phonics, Fluency, Vocabulary, and Comprehension

Appendix C
Comprehension Skill- and Strategy-Based Teaching Ideas and Blackline Masters

Appendix D
Resources for Organizing and Managing Comprehension Centers and Routines

Appendix E
Assessment Blackline Masters

Appendix F
Sources of Leveled Narrative and Expository Text

Appendix G
Home-School Connections

References

Index