Balanced Literacy Program
What makes up a balanced and effective literacy program in?
In this smore you can find...
- Description of a balanced literacy diet
- Components of a balanced literacy diet
- How to motivate students during a literacy program
- How to differentiate a literacy program
What is the balanced literacy diet?
Stages of Literacy
Stage 1: Beginning Literacy
Stage 2: Consolidation / Fluency
Stage 3: Literacy for Growth
components of a balanced literacy diet
The six T's are what matters most in teaching kids to read that support effective teaching.
Motivation
how to motivate students in literacy program
differentiation- making teacher descisions
Differentiation is not a single strategy to literacy, rather, it is an approach to instruction that incorporates a variety of strategies. Differentiation is responsive instruction designed to meet unique individual student needs.
What is differentiated instruction?
Differentiated instruction allows all students to access the same classroom curriculum by providing entry points, learning tasks, and outcomes tailored to students learning needs.
Why is differentiated instruction important in literacy?
Differentiation is responsive instruction designed to meet unique individual student needs. It is very important to use ongoing assessments and truly understanding students' specific strengths and needs as they changed in response to effective literacy instruction.
Differentiating Text
Centers can be carefully designed to provide differentiated learning experiences for her students. Guided reading groups can be used to differentiate text within the groups.
Works Cited
Allington, R. (2015). The Six Ts of Effective Elementary Literacy Instruction. Retrieved November 29, 2016, from http://www.readingrockets.org/article/six-ts-effective-elementary-literacy-instruction
Balanced Literacy Program Components & Strategies. (2016). Retrieved November 29, 2016, from http://www.k12reader.com/category/balanced-literacy/
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Motivation for Literacy. (2016). Retrieved November 29, 2016, from http://www.oise.utoronto.ca/balancedliteracydiet/Motivation_for_Literacy/index.html
Watts-Taffe, S., Laster, B., Marinak, B., Connor, C., & Walker-Dalhouse, D. (n.d.). Differentiated Instruction. The Reading Teacher, 66(4), 303-314. doi:10.1002/TRTR.01126