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Literacy Learning for Lifelong
Readers
BTS Family Literacy NightDecember 3, 2013
Hosted by Reading SpecialistsDonna TursoLucy Ragoza
Agenda
• Introduction
• What is Balanced Literacy?
• Balanced Literacy in Practice at BTS
• Supporting Balanced Literacy at Home
• Literacy Stations
What does it mean to be a literate person in the 21st century?
• Readily undertake the close, attentive reading that is at the heart of complex works of literature.
• Actively seek the wide, deep, and thoughtful engagement with high-quality literary and informational texts that builds knowledge, enlarges experience and broadens world view.
Source: CCSS June 2, 2010
Importance of Parent/Teacher Partnership
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How do we achieve 21st century literacy?
Balanced Literacy Instruction
What is Balanced Literacy Instruction?
Balanced because it’s not driven by any one particular educational philosophy or teaching style (phonics vs. whole language).
“Rather, we must recognize that the issue of balance is better described in terms of multiple dimensions of both content and context.”
Source: Pearson,D.L, & Raphael, T. (2003). Toward a More Complex View of Balance in the Literary Curriculum. Best Practices in Literacy Instruction, 2nd Edition, p. 34. New York, The Guilford Press.
What is Balanced Literacy Instruction?
Balanced because it incorporates all six areas of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts
1. Reading – Foundational Skills
2. Reading – Literature
3. Reading – Informational Text
4. Writing
5. Speaking and Listening
6. Language
Source: CCSS June 2, 2010
What is Balanced Literacy Instruction?
Balanced because it incorporates research based, essential elements of effective reading instruction
1. Phonemic Awareness
2. Phonics
3. Fluency
4. Vocabulary
5. Comprehension
Source: National Reading Panel Report 2000
What is Balanced Literacy Instruction?
Balanced because it moves students from dependence to independence through:
1. Explicit Instruction
2. Guided Practice
3. Independent Application
What is Balanced Literacy Instruction?
Balanced because it incorporates flexible grouping
1. Whole Class Instruction
2. Homogeneous Small Groups
3. Heterogeneous Small Groups
4. Partner Groups
5. Individual
Balance Literacy in Practice at BTS
Modeled Reading • CCSS: Speaking and Listening,
Language
Word Work – Fundations/Spelling Connections• CCSS: Foundational Skills
Shared Reading
Guided Reading
Independent Reading• CCSS: Reading Literature, Reading
Informational Text, Speaking and Listening, Language
Writing Workshop• CCSS: Language, Writing
Modeled Reading
Read Alouds• High-Quality Literature/Informational Text• Above Grade Level
Challenging, Complex Language• Models Fluency, Vocabulary and Deep
Thinking• Builds Background Knowledge• Whole Class• Teacher Has Copy
Modeled Reading
Read Aloud – A Bear for All Seasons
By Diane Marcial Fuchs
“Reading aloud to children has been called the single most important activity for building the knowledge required for success in reading.”
Source: Armruster, B., Lehr, F., & Osborn, J. (2006). A Child Becomes a Reader, Proven Ideas from Research for Parents, Kindergarten Through Grade 3, 3rd Editoin. p. 4. RMC Research Corporation,New Hampshire.
Modeled Reading
Read Aloud – A Bear for All Seasons
Challenging, Complex Language:
• Bear’s eyelids felt as heavy as iron skillets.
• Buds smile into delicate leaves.
• Leaves crunch underfoot. An earthy smell fills the air.
• The earth goes to bed under a pure white blanket of snow.
• The trees outside groaned. The winter winds moaned.
Word Work
Fundations Grades K to 2• Phonemic Awareness and Phonics• Fluency – “trick words”• Direct, Explicit Instruction • Students Segment, Spell and Blend Sounds
Spelling Connections Grades 3 and 4• Direct, Explicit Instruction• Word lists follow particular pattern • Independent practice• Spelling words integrated with variety of
language, reading, and writing activities • Assessment of spelling abilities for re-teaching
opportunities as well as for enrichment• Cross-curricular activities
Supporting Word Work at Home
• Encourage your child to use strategies to decode unfamiliar words (demonstration)
• Use alphabet books, magnetic letters, rhyming books, predictable stories
• Other strategies…look for word patterns, chunks, prefixes, suffixes
• Self-monitoring-does the sentence make sense?
Shared Reading
• High-Quality, Mentor Texts• Grade Level• Selected to Teach Specific Skills • Big Books or Teacher and Students
Have Copy• Whole Class• Shared Experience
Supporting Shared Reading at Home
• Read with your child everyday• Encourage your child to read to you• Choose books of interest to your child• For younger children, choose books
with pictures that match the story, and larger print with only a few words on the page
• Set aside a special place for your child to keep collections of books
Guided Reading
• Leveled Literature/Informational Text • Levels Range from A to Z• Fluency and Comprehension• Teacher Guides Students Through
Instructional Level Text• Small, Homogeneous Grouping• Each Student Has Copy
Independent Reading
• Fluency, Vocabulary, Comprehension• Independent Level Texts • Student Choice• Independent Application of Strategies
Supporting Guided Reading and Independent Reading at Home
• Set aside a time for reading at home• Model these Before, During, and After
reading strategies :• Before- take a “picture walk” through
the book and make predictions and inferences about the story
• During- monitor comprehension• After- for fiction, discuss characters,
problem, solution, and resolution, retell important events. For non-fiction summarize main idea and supporting details.
Writing Workshop
Mentor TextTeacher reads mentor text with exemplary writing selected to illustrate specific skill.
Modeled WritingTeacher thinks and writes aloud while students observe.
Shared WritingTeacher writes aloud with students participating.
Guided WritingStudents write their own product with input from teacher and peer conferences.
Independent WritingStudents enjoy free choice writing in journals.
Supporting Writing at Home
• Keep in mind that reading and writing are connected and are not taught in isolation
• Often the first thing a child reads is his/her own writing
• Write grocery lists, notes, letters to friends and relatives, keep journals, diaries
• When drawing, label pictures• Have various writing materials readily
available
Literacy Stations
1. Modeled Reading
2. Word Study – Fundations and Spelling Connections
3. Shared Reading and Listening
4. Guided Reading and Independent Reading
5. Writing Workshop