The following is a guide to information, including books, av materials, journal articles and websites available through the Library Resource Centre at Library Support Services in the Winnipeg School Division on "Guided Reading." If you wish to obtain any of the information, please call the Library Resource Centre at 788-0203 ext. 143, or come down and visit our library. We are located in the Prince Charles Educational Resource Centre at 1075 Wellington Avenue.

Updated November 2004


028.55 LES
Lesesne, Teri S.  Making the match : The Right book for the right reader at the right time, grades 4-12.  Portland, ME : Stenhouse, c2003.

028.55 WEB
Webber, Desiree and Sandy Shropshire. The Kid’s book club : lively reading and activities for grades 1-3. Englewood, CO : Libraries Unlimited, 2001.

371.102 SHE
Shea, Mary. Taking running records : A Teacher shares her experience on how to take running records and use what they tell you to assess and improve every child’s reading. New York : Scholastic Professional Books, c2000.

371.95 POL
Polette, Nancy. Gifted books, gifted readers : literature activities to excite young minds. Englewood, CO : Libraries Unlimited, 2000.

372.4 BOO
Booth, David. Guiding the reading process : Techniques and strategies for successful instruction in K-8 classrooms. Markham, ON : Pembroke Publishers, c1998.

372.4 DEV
Developing reading-writing connections : Strategies from The reading teacher. Newark, DE : International Reading Association, c2000.

372.4 FOU
Fountas, Irene C. & Gay Su Pinnell. Guided reading : good first teaching for all children.  Portsmouth, NH : Heinemann, c1996.

372.4 FOU
Fountas, Irene C. Matching books to readers : Using leveled books in guided reading, K-3. Portsmouth, NH : Heinemann, c1999.

372.4 JOB
Jobe, Ron. Info-kids : how to use nonfiction to turn reluctant readers into enthusiastic learners. Markham, ON : Pembroke Pub., 2002.

372.4 MCL
McLaughlin, Maureen and Mary Beth Allen. Guided comprehension : a teaching model for grades 3-8. Newark, DE : International Reading Association, 2002.

372.4 SCH
Schulman, Mary Browning. Guided reading : Making it work. New York : Scholastic Professional Books, c2000.

372.4 SZY
Szymusiak, Karen. Beyond leveled books : supporting transitional readers in grades 2-5. Portland, ME : Stenhouse, c2001.

 372.4 WEA
Weaver, Brenda M. Leveling books K-6 : matching readers to text. Newark, DE : International Reading Association, c2000.

372.41 FIN
Finney, Susan. Keep the rest of the class reading & writing-- while you teach small groups : 60 high-interest reproducible activities, perfect for learning centers, that build comprehension, vocabulary, and writing skills. Toronto : Scholastic Professional Books, 2000.

 372.41 GUN
Gunning, Thomas G. Creating reading instruction for all children. Boston : Allyn and Bacon, c1996.

372.412 TEA
Teaching reading and literature in early elementary grades. Urbana, IL : National Council of Teachers of English, c1997.

372.4162 BOO
Book club : a literature-based curriculum. Littleton, MA : Small Planet Communications,  c1997.

372.42 FOU
Fountas, Irene C. Matching books to readers : Using leveled books in guided reading, K-3. Portsmouth, NH : Heinemann, c1999.

372.46 PIN
Pinnell, Gay Su. Word matters : teaching phonics and spelling in the reading/writing classroom. Portsmouth, NH : Heinemann, 1998

372.47 FOU
Fountas, Irene C. and Pinnell, Gay Su. Guiding readers and writers : Grades 3-6 : Teaching comprehension, genre, and content literacy. Portsmouth, NH : Heinemann, c2001.

372.6 BOO
Booth, David. Classroom voices : language-based learning in the elementary school. Toronto : Harcourt Brace Canada, 1994.

428.4 ALL
Allen, Janet. Yellow brick roads : Shared and guided paths to independent reading 4-12. Portland, ME : Stenhouse, 2000.

Guided reading : “The Wobbly tooth”. [S.l.] : Ginn Canada, 1990. 1 cassette (18 min.)
SUMMARY:  Demonstrates a guided reading session, which involves a teacher guiding and encouraging the development of independent reading strategies with a group of grade one children, using Literacy 2000.  Audience: A  AV Booking # VHS0002858

Brown, Kathleen J. “What kind of text--For whom and when? Textual scaffolding for beginning readers.” Reading Teacher  53.4 (1999) : 292-307.

Fawson, Parker C. and D. Ray Reutzel. “But I only have a basal : Implementing guided reading in the early grades.” Reading Teacher 54.1 (2000) : 84-97.

Ford, Michael P. and Michael F. Opitz. “Using centers to engage children during guided reading time : Intensifying learning experiences away from the teacher.” Reading Teacher 55.8 (2002) : 710-717.

Hurst, Carol Otis. “Guided reading can strengthen comprehension skills.” Teaching PreK-8 31.2 (2000) : 70-71.

Johnston, Francine R. “The timing and teaching of word families.” Reading Teacher 53.1 (1999) : 64-76.

Short, Kathy G. “The search for ‘balance’ in a literature-rich curriculum.” Theory into Practice 38.3 (1999) : 130-137.

Simpson, Joy and Jenny Smith. “Guided reading develops fluency.” Literacy Today 31 (2002) : 10-11.

Taberski, Sharon. “Make guided reading groups flexible and independent.” Instructor-Primary 107.6 (1998) : 83-85.

Villaume, Susan Kidd and Edna Greene Brabham. “Guided reading : Who is in the driver’s seat?” Reading Teacher 55.3 (2001) : 260-263.

Balanced literacy : Teaching the skills and thrills of reading. Dorothy Strickland. 2004. Scholastic. 10 May 2004. http://teacher.scholastic.com/professional/teachstrat/balanced.htm

Guided reading. Ms Ross. 2004. 28 Apr. 2004 http://www.msrossbec.com/greading.shtml

Reading language arts : guided reading from the MCPS Early Literacy Guide. November 1999.  Montgomery County Public Schools. 28 Apr. 2004 http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/curriculum/english/guided_rdg.html

Reading resources network : Best practices : Guided reading with Gay Su Pinnell. 2004. Scholastic. 28 Apr. 2004 http://teacher.scholastic.com/reading/bestpractices/guidedreading.htm

TUSD balanced literacy booklets. Tucson Unified School District. 28 Apr. 2004
http://instech.tusd.k12.az.us/balancedlit/handbook/main.htm

Window on literacy : Guided reading. 2003. National Geographic Society. 28 Apr. 2004
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/education/windows/programguide/guidedreading.html