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Observation enables teachers to honor the development and range of strengths in students.

Can I teach Leveled Literacy Intervention (LLI) lessons in the classroom?

What is Guided Reading? A complete overview and what to expect from the Guided Reading, Second Edition Professional Book.

Without effective assessment, instruction will be mere guesswork.

Through systematic observations and precise record-keeping, you will have a continuous flow of accurate info on students’ progress.

With assessment, teachers learn what students know. With The Literacy Continuum, teachers know what students need to know next.

Assessment is the key factor in reaching the below-level reader in the upper grades. Teachers must be able to discuss effective and ineffective reading behaviors, as well as how text being read by students may or may not be supportive of new learning.

Teachers use Fountas & Pinnell Professional Books for professional development to improve upon teaching skills within the literacy-rich classroom.

The ability to observe, analyze, and interpret reading behavior is foundational to effective teaching.

The primary purpose of assessment is to gather data to inform teaching. If assessment does not result in improved teaching then its value in school diminishes greatly.

Teachers and educators can use The Literacy Quick Guide not only as the initial building block toward a cohesive, literacy-based classroom, but also as an ongoing reference tool for explicit teaching.

Language weaves a community together, and it is developed through communication and problem solving. A common language has two advantages: (1) it enables teachers to talk with each other in a meaningful way; and, (2) it communicates most clearly to students.

Guided reading is not the entire literacy program; rather, it is a vital and necessary part of it. We discuss a design for literacy—one that can be built over time.

Did you know that ALL of Fountas & Pinnell Classroom™ will be available this fall? Get started early by diving into the NEW Fountas & Pinnell Classroom™ Pre-K–6 video.

A common curriculum means coherence across the grades and supports a common language for talking about teaching and learning.

Responsive teaching means creating in the classroom a microcosm of democracy. Students are responsible, sensitive members of a community; they learn to work together, help each other and solve problems together.

We know that teachers are individuals, and of course, you develop your own individual styles. But in pursuit of coherence, hold some things in common across the school for the benefit of student learning.

If you are currently preparing to implement Fountas & Pinnell Classroom™ in your school or district, here are two tools to help you on your journey.