Some were letter activities, so were reading and response, some were word families and the students got to choose their activity.

My kids worked independently in 1 station where they chose a basket with an activity in each basket. I dont Know if that’s the right word I’m looking for. ? So glad I was departing and could order my own to study with you all! I, like Greg, feel my poetry game was weak this year! I also feel my independent stations could’ve been a little more narrowly focused and less “unorganized” per say. Hi Abbie! Loving this book! My school kinda 1/2 way trained is mid-year which is my least favorite way! So, after muddling my way through teaching this, I’m now getting to slow down and read the book and understand the why! So an important piece! The teachers who went through the 1/2 way training this year had to turn their books in before they left for summer. 50+ videos of Jan showing the key parts of guided reading lessons for each stage.Templates for stage specific lesson plans.Online resource bank with a variety of assessment and record keeping forms that are downloadable.29 comprehension modules that cover essential strategies including monitoring, retelling, inferring, summarizing, and more.There are prompts, discussion starters, teaching points, word lists, intervention suggestions and so much more to support every student including students that are struggling or ones who speak multiple languages. The book is organized around Richardson’s proven Assess-Decide-Guide framework. It includes planning and instructional tools that will be needed to teach guided reading from a pre-A point all the way to fluent reading. Guided reading is an important part of teaching Kindergarten, isn’t it? This book is fabulous for helping educators step up their guided reading game! This book has incredible resources. Not sure why I get so excited about that, but it’s like the excitement of a laminator.

Jan Richardson's highly anticipated update to the classic bestseller The Next Step in Guided Reading helps you and your students move forward.I love that this book comes with the option of being spiral bound.

Additionally, it comes with an online resource bank that contains downloadable assessment and record-keeping forms, Richardson's stage-specific lesson plan templates and over 40 short videos that demonstrate key parts of guided reading lessons for every stage. The book also includes 29 comprehension modules that cover essential strategies such as monitoring, retelling, inferring, summarizing and more.

It includes prompts, discussion starters, teaching points, word lists, intervention suggestions, and more to support all students, including dual language learners and struggling readers.

This resource-rich book provides all the necessary tools to teach guided reading effectively, from the pre-A to fluent level, using Richardson's Assess-Decide-Guide framework.

The next step forward guided reading