photo taken from www.siia.net on March 4, 2014
Source
http://www.readinga-z.com/
What is it??
This is a wonderful tool used by teachers to teach guided reading! I have personally used these leveled books during guided reading and they are a great resources to help students learn to read during guided reading. The students are able to take these books home and keep them to help build a library at home if there already isn’t one. This site includes non-fiction and fiction book, worksheets, quizzes, and even lesson plans to go with the books!
Educational Uses
The educational use of this tool is to provide another resources for teachers to use when teaching guided reading.
Content Standard
Possible Kindergarten content standards could include:
RL.K 10. Actively engage in group reading activities with purpose and understanding. RI.K 5. Identify the front cover, back cover, and title page of a book. RF.K 1.a. Follow words from left to right,top to bottom, and page by page. These are all skills taught during guided reading.
Assessment
These assessment of the site itself would be the effectiveness of the books in guided reading. Assessing the students could happen during guided reading as well. The students abilities, skills, and gains are an assessment that teachers can record and use to plan future lessons.
Value
Pros: More resources for teachers to teach guided reading effectively, easily accessible, and affordable.
Cons: In order to use these resources you must become a member. I honestly have a hard time coming up with bad things about this resources because it is such a wonderful and effective one!
Reference
Information taken from http://www.learninga-z.com/index.html on March 4, 2014