Balanced Literacy Class Big Ideas Defining “Balanced Literacy” Understanding essential components of an effective literacy program Establishing structures and effective strategies for a balanced literacy program Increasing knowledge base of information and resources, including the internet Practicing and applying as appropriate and possible Garvey - Viterbo

Review: Essential Components of an Effective Literacy Program Long Term Planning Short Term Planning Variety of Reading Materials Instruction in Reading and Writing Solid Linguistic Foundation Linking Assessment to Instruction Interaction and Dialogue Building on Prior Experiences & Learnings Building Conceptual Knowledge Garvey-Viterbo

Four Types of Reading Experiences Reading Aloud to students Shared reading – whole class Guided reading – small group Independent reading Garvey- Viterbo

Four Types of Writing Experiences Shared Writing – Whole Class Interactive Writing – Whole Class Writer’s Workshop – small groups or individual Independent Writing 7/2009 Garvey - Viterbo

Shared Reading Teacher and Students read text together Some support Shared reading is an interactive reading experience in which the teacher and the class become totally involved with a text for the purpose of enjoyment, discussion, and problem-solving. All ages can benefit from shared reading. Shared reading is an important missing piece in many reading programs, especially in grade 2 and above.

Reasons to do Shared Reading To encourage and foster children’s love of reading. To build a sense of community To involve students; they join in almost at once To model reading strategies To model natural language patterns Garvey-Viterbo

More Reasons (cont.) To teach language skills To highlight fiction literary components like character development, plot, and author’s intent To highlight nonfiction format elements To highlight different genres and writing styles Garvey-Viterbo

Shared Reading (cont.) Shared reading is with the whole class; each student is expected to participate Many types of texts can serve for shared reading Chapter from a novel Section from a nonfiction book Excerpt from a newspaper or magazine article Recipe or principal’s newsletters Garvey-Viterbo

Watch the video of a shared reading example How are shared reading and reading aloud alike? Different? Garvey-Viterbo