Guided reading

Guided reading is "small-group reading instruction designed to provide differentiated teaching that supports students in developing reading proficiency". The small group model allows students to be taught in a way that is intended to be more focused on their specific needs, accelerating their progress.

The approach has been questioned for its efficacy and is increasingly faced with scrutiny since reporting by Emily Hanford in “Sold a Story” during 2022-2023 and more recently in a New Yorker Article about the poor research behind these methods.

In a recent example, a Michigan school district that implemented one of these approaches saw their scores drop 2x faster during the pandemic than the statewide average. https://www.michigancapitolconfidential.com/news/reading-scores-plummeted-as-michigan-schools-adopted-now-discredited-curriculum

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