Which Book and Why is the definitive guide for teachers trying

to achieve effective guided reading for children aged 4-7. This

new edition is a vital resource helps teachers to choose the

right book at the right time for young readers based on focused

assessments and explains how guided reading fits with current

theoretical understanding of how children learn.

This New Edition has had an overall update of content,

including the searchable databases in the supporting online resource,

and includes a new section that explores how to provide the

rest of the class with meaningful literacy activities while the teacher

is focusing on a particular guided reading group.Each part

• and, in the case of Part 2, each unit - of the book offers

professional development and self-study activities for teachers

• including student teachers, newly qualified teachers, and staff

new to guided reading; resources for literacy subject coordinators;

and resources for senior management and leadership teams to

support the implementation of high-quality and effective guided

reading lessons.

This book:

demonstrates how guided reading works in practice.

outlines how practice may vary depending on the choice

of text, teaching objectives and the needs of the child. provides

guidance for school professional development sessions

or self-study.

contains a new section that explores how to provide the rest

of the class with meaningful literacy activities while the teacher

is focusing on a particular guided reading group. provides

guidance for school subject leaders and senior managers.

Which Book and Why includes a supporting online resource

with:

professional development sessions linked to each part (or unit).

two fully searchable databases (one for decodable texts

and one for banded texts) to support schools and teachers in choosing

the most appropriate books at the right level for each group

in a class.

overviews of book schemes and series.

information to support setting up a guided reading library for

four- to seven-year-olds.

supplementary professional development sessions, guidance and

materials for assessing children and organising groups.

sample lessons to accompany colour-banded books.

book banding descriptors.

Sue Bodman and Glen Franklin are Reading Recovery national leaders

at the European Centre for Reading Recovery based at the Institute

of Education, University of London.