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Guided Reading: Critical Questions

1. Are you meeting in small groups with your students
   at least several times a week?

2. Do struggling readers meet with you daily?

3. Are you teaching or reinforcing good reader strategies
   every time you meet?

4. Do your students have opportunities to discuss the
   attributes of different text structures when they
   meet with you in small groups?

5. Is meaning the focus, even when you are teaching
   strategies and skills?

6. Are struggling readers having extensive and frequent
   opportunities to practice reading independently?

7. Is assessment a natural part of your daily teaching and
   the driving force in your lesson planning?