Comprehensive Literacy
Effective Balanced Literacy For All Learners
Transitions Literacy Network Smore
Paying Attention to Literacy
Six Foundational Principles for Improvement in Literacy, K-12
Explore the full document at: http://www.edugains.ca/resourcesLIT/PayingAttentiontoLiteracy.pdf
A Guide to Effective Instruction in Reading K-3
Adolescent Literacy Guide
It's important to keep in mind the workings of the teenage brain. You can access more information by clicking on "The Adolescent Brain". Note how the brain is divided up. Very interesting!
First Steps Literacy Resources
Video: Dr. Allan Luke on Critical Literacy
Capacity Building Series: Critical Literacy
Read through the Critical Literacy monograph for strategies such as "Problem Posing", "Juxtaposing", and "Switching" to promote a critical perspective.
What Works? Research into Practice Series: Promoting Critical Literacy across the Curriculum and Fostering Safer Learning Environments
Read through Promoting Critical Literacy across the Curriculum and Fostering Safer Learning Environments for strategies to integrate literacy through Social Studies, Science and Mathematics.
Importance of Teaching Critical Literacy
The "Balanced" Part of Literacy
Expected Practices in Reading
Gradual Release of Responsibility
Literacy Block with two Guided Reading Groups per day
Literacy Block with one Guided Reading Group per day
Forming Guided Reading Groups
The First 20 Days of Independent Reading
There is also a First 20 Days for Intermediate students.
Collecting Assessment Information using CASI
CASI Reading Interest Form (Office 365)
CASI Reading Interest Form (Google Drive)
Using an online tool you can have students complete interest inventories and surveys more quickly to gather your data for reading instruction.
Modeled Reading/Read Aloud/Think Aloud Strategy
Newsela
Shared Reading using a Cloze Technique
Using Videos to Model Comprehension Strategies
Using DPCDSB e-Resources
Guided Reading in the Junior Classroom
Anecdotal Guided Reading Form
Anecdotal/Observations Form (Office 365)
Anecdotal Form (editable) (Google Drive)
You can use an online tool to record your observations during Guided Reading and next steps for instruction.