Guided Reading Article

The following citation is my chosen guided reading article located via JSTOR.

But I Only Have a Basal: Implementing Guided Reading in the Early Grades
Author(s): Parker C. Fawson and D. Ray Reutzel
Source: The Reading Teacher, Vol. 54, No. 1 (Sep., 2000), pp. 84-97

My article discussed the goals of guided reading strategies which are to assist children in becoming, independent, fluent and competent readers. One of the most important factors of the success of a guided reading lesson hinges upon the students access to large numbers of texts that represent a large variety of reading levels. This is important because young readers will demonstrate a wide range of abilities and they need texts that will reflect these abilities. It isn't easy for teachers to get their hands on the quantity and quality of reading materials they require due to lack in budgets across public school systems. Much of the burden of acquiring these materials is placed upon the teachers themselves. Basal reading programs are the biggest resource for providing early reading instruction and the article talks about ways that these basal readers can be adapted to fit the guided reading process.