What Is a Balanced Literacy Approach? Reading & Literacy Growth, Grades 4-6
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WhatIsaBalancedLiteracyApproach.docxReading & Literacy Growth, Grades 4-6
Assignment: What Is a Balanced Literacy Approach?
To prepare for this assignment.
· Review the Literacy Framework for Instruction, the Literacy Framework (graphic), and the developmental Stages of Reading and Writing, and consider the concepts you learned:
· receptive and expressive language,
· close reading,
· text complexity,
· critical response, literacy in the content areas, and
· The integration of technology.
· Identify two areas you would like to improve to achieve a balanced literacy program for intermediate literacy learners in grades 4-6 and Why?
Assignment instruction: What Is a Balanced Literacy Approach?
1. Write 300 words: An explanation of two areas you would like to improve to achieve a more balanced literacy program for intermediate literacy learners in grades 4-6 and why. Be sure to support your responses with information from specific Learning Resources or from your research.
Learning resources/References below:
Ehren, B. J. (2013). Expanding pockets of excellence in RTI. The Reading Teacher, 66(6), 449–453.
McLaughlin, M., & Overturf, B. J. (2012). The Common Core: Insights into the K–5 standards. The Reading Teacher, 66(2), 153–164.
Hutchison, A., & Woodward, L. (2013). A planning cycle for integrating technology into literacy instruction. The Reading Teacher, 67(6), 455–464.
