•Components+of+a+balanced+literacy+program

Balanced Literacy incorporates all reading approaches realizing students need to use multiple strategies to become proficient readers.  **What is its purpose?** It provides and cultivates the skills of reading, writing, thinking, speaking and listening for all students. A Balanced Literacy Program includes:
 * What is Balanced Literacy? **
 * Modeled Reading (Reading Aloud) and Modeled Writing
 * Shared Reading and Shared Writing
 * Guided Reading and Guided Writing
 * Independent Reading and Independent Writing

and language experience and independent reading; and independent writing; and writing centers **Assessment and Evaluation Considerations** Assessment should be on going and both formal and informal. Teachers should use assessment to guide future instruction. Some methods could include: [|graphic organizers], [|journal entries], projects, rubrics, running records, conferencing, [|book talks], book reports, book logs and checklists. Resource: © 2004-2009 [|Saskatoon Public Schools] []
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">How can I do it? **
 * **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Reading ** || **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Writing ** ||
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Reading TO children: read alouds
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">help to internalize sentence structure and "book language" concepts,
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">provide motivation to learn to read,
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">develop a sense of story structure,
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">develop vocabulary concepts,
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">build prediction skills, and
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">provide a proficient reader model || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Writing FOR children:teacher-modeled
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">models how phonics works,
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">models conventional spelling,
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">models mechanics of writing- capitals at beginning, punctuation ( . ? ! ) at end, etc.,
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">aids in understanding the reciprocity of reading and writing,
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Helps in hearing/sequencing sounds in words, and
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">develops print concepts ||
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Reading WITH children: shared reading
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">develops: comprehension skills, language-rhyming, story line/story elements,
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">develops/reviews high frequency words and known phonics, and
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">teacher models/develops: print concepts, early reading strategies, use of 3 cueing sources, monitoring and self-correction, good reader strategies, comprehension || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Writing WITH children: shared writing;
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">models how phonics works,
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">models conventional spelling,
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">models mechanics of writing- capitals at beginning, punctuation ( . ? ! ) at end, etc.,
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">aids in understanding the reciprocity of reading and writing,
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Helps in hearing/sequencing sounds in words, and
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">develops print concepts
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">supports children's concept development and vocabulary growth while offering many opportunities for meaningful reading and writing activities
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">aids in the development of shared experiences that extend children's knowledge of the world around them while building a sense of classroom community
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">students are involved in planning, experiencing, responding to, and recording the experience and later, in participating in "remember when we …?" conversations. ||
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Reading BY children: guided reading;
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">reinforces reading strategies in context of story
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">story introduction promotes children's effective use of cueing sources, prediction, monitoring, etc., and
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">teacher supports/prompts: print concepts, early reading strategies, use of 3cueing sources, monitoring and self-correction, good reader strategies, comprehension
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">builds self-confidence, fluency, vocabulary, and
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">provides practice in applying reading strategies || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Writing BY children: guided writing;
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">may begin with mini-lesson
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">students writing, practicing skills learned through mini-lessons
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">writing may be student choice or teacher assigned
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">teacher meeting with individuals or small groups of students to teach specific skills
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">students aware of and following routines established
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">students may be participating in peer conferences
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">builds confidence as a writer,
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">strengthens story structure,
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">develops understanding of uses of writing,
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">supports reading development,
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">provides practice in different types of writing,
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">develops understanding of writing as a recursive process
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">a place that allows children the opportunity to independently practice what you've been teaching (either in large or small group instruction) while you work with a small group. ||