Guided Reading Strategies to Improve Students - Dr. Stirling ...

Note: The sources of the passages were as follows: Just One More – 4A-N,Alberta Education (1989), Grizzly Bears – 4D-I, Alberta Education (1989)and Jen’s Rotten Day – 4D-N, Alberta Education (1989).Grade Four students read a narrative passage in November and both aninformational and a narrative passage in May. Students appeared to experiencedifficulty with an informational passage that was read orally in May, since only 70%of students succeeded on the inferring questions. However, the total percentage ofstudents inferring successfully when narrative passages were read silentlyimproved from 80% in November to 90% in May.Note:The sources of the passages were as follows: Through the Storm – 5A-N,Alberta Education (1989), Breakaway – 5B-N, Alberta Education (1989),Roller Skating – 5C-I, Alberta Education (1989) and Two Famous Brothers– Form LE I, Johns (2001).24 RESEARCH REPORT: Guided Reading Strategies to Improve Students’ Critical Thinking Skills in Grades Three, Four and Five