Guided Practice for Reading Growth provides all you need to support middle grade students reading two or more years below grade level. Twenty-four powerful reading lessons feature original poems and short texts that interest students and encourage them to think deeply. This unique book shows you how to: - Build students' background knowledge by watching and discussing videos. - Use poems to improve reading and fluency through practice and performance. - Invite students to write about their reading and increase comprehension and recall. - Encourage meaningful talk to enlarge students' analytical thinking and understanding.