What`s the difference between GUIDED READING and

What’s the difference
between
GUIDED READING and
CLOSE READING?
Guided Reading
Close Reading
Teacher-directed teaching technique
Reader-directed way of
approaching a text
Focus on developing one or more
specific strategies
Focus on making meaning from the
text itself
Uses pre-reading/ picture walk to
activate prior knowledge
Uses minimal pre-reading—get
meaning from text
Introduce vocabulary prior to reading
in context
Examine vocabulary through
multiple readings
Reread to build fluency, practice
decoding strategies
Reread deliberately to examine
meaning more deeply
Uses instructional level text
Uses complex (not hard) text
Follow-up may be a variety of
activities
Follow up is discussion or writing from
sources
Students answer a variety of personal
response and text-based questions
Students respond to text dependent
questions orally and in writing
Used more in primary grades with
novice readers
Used more in intermediate grades
with more capable readers
Short passages or chunks
Short passages or chunks
Small groups of about 6 students
Small or larger groups or partners
Gradual release of responsibility
Gradual release of responsibility
Assess strategy use and
comprehension through running
records
Assess comprehension through
discussion and written responses
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