Have you ever thought about writing a guided reading book? Educational publishers need writers to write these little 8-10 paged books for beginning readers.
Teachers use these in reading groups in schools. Some are based on phonics. Some are based on sight words. And all are based on some kind of leveled reading system. Take a look at Caring for Your Dog by clicking here and then return to this post. This book was based on a Lexile reading level and controlled vocabulary. There are fiction and nonfiction guided readers.
As with writing picture books, you have to read them in order to write them. If you want to write guided reading books, you need to read them, especially since they are written on so many levels. How?
- listen to your children/grandchildren read them for homework
- volunteer at an elementary school for reading time and listen to kids read them
- ask a teacher if you could look at her collection, tell her you're interested in writing them
- peruse educational publishing websites and look at their guided reading books, there may be samples you can click on
When you're ready, try writing a manuscript for a guided reader. I even self-published one in my Teachers Pay Teachers store. I wrote the text, and my daughter illustrated it. This is a sight word reader. Can you guess the sight words?
My Hamster
My hamster lives in a cage.
My hamster lives in a cage.
My hamster can eat a seed.
My hamster can drink water.
My hamster can run.
My hamster can slide.
My hamster can dress up.
I love my hamster.
Guided reading books are fun to write. But just like picture books, every word counts, since they are sparse.
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Writing Beginning Readers or Guided Reading Books (at my OLD blog)
How to Write for the Educational Market Part 1
How to Write for the Educational Market Part 2 (explains Lexile levels)
Guided Reading Levels and the Writer (explains Fountas and Pinnell leveling system)
If you have any questions, ask in the comments, email/message me, or find me at my blog!
