Preventing Misguided Reading

Jan Miller Burkins is a full-time consultant coaching teachers, coaches, and districts toward improving the literacy learning of children. She is the editor of Literacy Head, a virtual magazine for creative teachers and coaches. Jan resides in Athens, Georgia, USA.Melody M. Croft retired from teaching after 30 years of service. During her career, she worked as a Reading Recovery teacher and taught first, fourth, and fifth grades. Melody resides in Athens, Georgia, USA.

“Guided reading is not really about levels, benchmark texts, or offering the right prompts to students when they struggle with words. Rather, guided reading is, for us, about supporting children as they develop strategic approaches to meaning making.”Jan Miller Burkins and Melody M. Croft“Going back to reread sections of a book to deepen one’s understanding is a hallmark of a great professional read. Other hallmarks include things like questioning and reflecting and responding to the words written on the page like you’re having an engaging conversation with the authors. As you read this book, you will find yourself doing all these things.”Kim Yaris, coauthor of Who’s Doing the Work

• Introduction; Chapter 1: Reframing the Gradual Release of Responsibility; Chapter 2: Revisiting Instructional Reading Level; Chapter 3: Reconsidering Text Gradients; Chapter 4: Realigning With Balanced Instruction; Chapter 5: Recommitting to Integrated Processing; Chapter 6: Redesigning Literacy Assessment