Balanced Literacy
Essential Components to Building Readers and Thinkers
Explicit Comprehension Instruction
- Read Aloud
- Shared Reading
- Guided Reading
- Independent Reading
Writing
Daily opportunities for practice with real world writing
- Lucy Caulkins
- 4 Square
- Response to text
- Integrated Grammar
- Daily Handwriting Routines (15 min.)
Fluency and Independent Reading
The Daily Five
- Practice in meaningful centers
- Purpose and choice
- Scaffold instruction
- Clear expectations
We are your coaches!
Please reach out to the instructional coach on your campus. We are here for you and are excited to help you make your mark in Montgomery ISD.