Laurel Petrovits- 2 nd Grade Teacher Kristina Cicio- Kindergarten Teacher

Components of Balanced Literacy Reading Read aloud Shared Reading Reading Workshop Assessment Writing Interactive Writing Writing Workshop Assessment Word Study Phonics/VocabularyAssessment

Reading: Read Aloud Teacher Role Model good reading habits Interest Fluency Word solving Thinking aloud Asking higher level thinking questions Student Role Active listening/enjoyment Applying observations to independent reading Participating in discussions

Before Reading: What do you think this story is about? Why? During Reading: How did Chrysanthemum feel about her name in the beginning of the story? What changed Chrysanthemum's feelings about her name? What kinds of things did Chrysanthemum's parents tell her to help her feel better about what was happening at school? What happened at school to help Chrysanthemum feel good about her name again? After Reading: Why do you think Chrysanthemum's classmates teased her about her name? How do you think Chrysanthemum felt? What would you have done if you were Chrysanthemum? How do you think Chrysanthemum felt when Miss Twinkle told the class how much she loved the name "Chrysanthemum?"

Reading: Shared Reading Teacher role Choosing high interest books that model specific reading skills Making it accessible for all to see – Smartboard – Big books Student Role Active participating – Word solving – Reading the parts Predicting and summarizing

Day 1: Text Features (mark it up) Ask and answer question to prepare for understanding Day 2: Vocabulary Day 3: Authors purpose Day 4: Multiple choice Day 5: Short Response

Reading: Reading Workshop Teacher Role Mini lesson (teaching point, model, active engagement) Small group work Share Student Role Turn and talk Independent reading – Applying skills learned – Choose their own books – Log reading Share

Reading: Assessment Teacher Role Partner talk Individual conferences Running records Student Role Stop, think, and retell for understanding Adding on to classmates thinking Recognizes reading difficulties Utilizing/checking goal

Running Record Example

Reading Read aloud Shared Reading Reading Workshop Assessment Writing Interactive Writing Writing Workshop Assessment Word Study Phonics/Vocabulary Assessment

Writing: Interactive Writing Teacher Role Illicit writing topic Model good writing habits – Brainstorming – Thinking of audience – Sentence Structure Student Role Active Participation – Share the pen – Spelling – Punctuation

Writing: Writing Workshop Teacher Role Mini lesson (teaching point, model, active engagement) Small group work Share Student Role Turn and talk Independent writing – Applying skills learned – Paper choice – Brainstormin g their own ideas Share

Connection Yesterday we learned about… Today, I’m going to teach you about/how to… Teach Mentor Text: Anchor chart: Themes Today, I’m going to show you how… Using… Active Engagement (Turn and talk to partner, share with group) Now it’s your turn to try… Link Today, I taught you how to… When you go off to read today and every time you read, you’re going to… Independent reading time (conferences) Students to conference with: Possible future teaching points: Sharing (individual, partner, group) Students to share: Focus: Workshop Mini-Lesson Template Comprehension Strategy (Unit of Study): Mini-Lesson Topic: Materials needed:

Writing: Assessment Teacher Role Partner talk Individual conferences Deconstructing the rubric Student Role Adding on to classmates thinking Recognizes writing difficulties Utilizing/checking goal Editing/Revising Checklists

Reading Read aloud Shared Reading Reading Workshop Assessment Writing Interactive Writing Writing Workshop Assessment Word Study Phonics/Vocabulary Assessment

Word Study: Phonics/Vocabulary Teacher Role Make sure standards are being addressed Exposing children to a wide range of language Direct/indirect instruction Student Role Recognizing parts of a word Word sorts Meanings of words Application in reading and writing workshop

Word Study: Assessment Teacher Role Observations Writing Rubric (Spelling) Teacher’s College letter sound/high frequency word identification Words their way spelling inventory Student Role Applying word work skills

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