Mrs.DiGilio! I'm sure you don't remember me but, you were my 2nd-grade teacher! I'm currently in school right now for adolescent social studies and it's so funny to think I clicked on a random youtube video to see one of my teachers. Thank you for not only teaching me when I was in second grade but now again in my last year of college!

Thank you for taking the time to help others!!!! And people think teaching is easy. It really is like brain surgery because none of it is intuitive. It's extremely complicated; full of nuances and aspects that need to be adapted in a class for 30 different learners, DAILY. It's ongoing work that needs constant prepping. Teachers' nerves are constantly being tested. Not only do we have to teach every little minutiae ever imagined, but we also have to SEARCH for, and many times purchase, materials to teach. This really is a job for a Teacher and a secretary. One human alone cannot maintain this lifestyle for too long without mental affliction and family deterioration.

Thank you for explaining the difference. I usually use Close Reading and I'm learning about Guided Reading instruction. I was getting a little confused about the two. This helped clear it up.

Thank you Anna. Could you please post a video about the guided reading space organization (materials and other supplies)? Thank you.

When I was shown one specific method of guided reading everything was front loaded everything was given and they continually told the student to guess, I am glad to hear/see that it's not how you interpret guided reading

This was very informative - Thank you!

Thank you for clarifying the difference between the two. This was short and to the point.

Thank you so much for sharing this information. I want to know more about the difference between a hard text and a complex text. Could you please explain this?

True. I had no idea what close reading was. Thank you

Thank you so much for this video! I'm currently a student teacher in a special ed mild/mod classroom and I found this very helpful.

Thank you!!!!!11

Guided reading is more for K-2 and close is more for 3rd+ along with GR... am I correct in thinking this?

Y This video. Very beneficial, thank hou,

Thank you Very clear instruction!

You're amazing!! Thank you for creating this video. I'm a new fan!!

I just signed up to have access to guided readers resources. However, I find the level A books to be a bit challenging for beginning first grade.

Thank you Ms. DiGilio you are wonderful! I wonder if you have resources for Linder Bilingual teachers like me. Thanks for all you are doing to help us out. GiGi

Excellent explanation

Thank you!

Great explanation!!!

Thank You! This was very helpful

Thank you... very helpful!

Hi Anna, thank you for sharing your insightful knowledge and experience. I'm in my 2nd year of teaching in New Zealand. What stage/age do you recommend introducing close reading?

How can we purchase the differentiated close reading passages that you use in this video? It looked like you had leveled passages. I have purchased the Year-Long bundle but they are all one level which is tough for some of my 2nd graders. I would love differentiated passages like you show here! Thank you for another great video!

Can u please create books f&p level T-z Like your other please love them. Has made my life so much easier.

When do you do a close read? During whole group or guided reading time?

Why is guidance important?