The LMC Program Fosters Guided Reading

Guided Reading is intended to be one component in a Balanced Literacy Approach.

	Balanced Literacy Defined
	Guided Reading Defined

A challenge for the teacher:
What to do for the other students while the teacher is working with individuals and small groups?

Independent reading is part of a balanced literacy approach.

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An answer:
Design literacy centers

A solution: incorporate the library media center staff, resources, and facility into your center activities.

	LMC Guided Reading Support Strategies
	LMC Literacy Center Activities
	Evaluation of LMC's Support
	Resources for facilitating and supporting Guided Reading in your library media center

Learning to select a book that interests the reader and is comfortable for them to read is important. Teachers select books for their classrooms with knowledge of student levels and interests.

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