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Balanced Literacy Instruction

Balanced Literacy Instruction. Riverside District 96 Creating a Community of Readers and Writers. Gradual Release of Responsibility. Demonstration Shared Practice Guided Practice Independent Practice. Teacher Responsibility. Student Responsibility. Balanced Instruction.

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Balanced Literacy Instruction

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  1. Balanced Literacy Instruction Riverside District 96 Creating a Community of Readers and Writers

  2. Gradual Release of Responsibility Demonstration Shared Practice Guided Practice Independent Practice Teacher Responsibility Student Responsibility

  3. Balanced Instruction

  4. Demonstration

  5. Demonstration • Whole class or small group instruction • The teacher is modeling • The teacher thinks aloud

  6. Demonstration Examples • Reading Aloud and Writing Aloud • Shared Read Aloud • Direct Explanation or Lecture • Immersion in a genre

  7. Shared Demonstration

  8. Shared Demonstration • Whole class or small group instruction • Teacher leading the lesson with students participating • Social interactions between teacher and students scaffold comprehension • Materials usually at students’ instructional level, but with the teacher’s support, students can be successful with harder materials

  9. Shared Demonstration Examples • Shared Reading and Writing • Interactive Writing • Shared Read Aloud • Scaffolded Conversations

  10. Try reading this... The man leaned against the current as he waded, waist-deep, upstream. His hands steadied either end of the FURNWUNCH balanced across his shoulders. He had moved about 90 yards from the DNUP where he had entered the stream. A few yards ahead, a part of the wooded bank had been replaced by an ACNRID FRUD. He came abreast of it, and with effort, pressed the FURNWUNCH up and over his head, and then set it on top of the FRUD. He placed his hands on his hips, pulled his elbows back, and arched his back in an attempt to stretch out muscles that were knotted from long exertion. He relaxed somewhat and began a visual inspection of the FRUD. He moved close to it and reached under the water to explore its surface. Moving slowly, he started the search from the downstream end. At about the RONDTIP he stopped and probed one area intently. Satisfied that he had located a GRUNDLE, he continued to the upstream end. There was only one GRUNDLE to contend with. He retrieved the FURNWUNCH and cradled the heavy implement as he made his way back to the RONDTIP. He gingerly lowered the FURNWUNCH, holding it perpendicular to the FRUN. When it reached the GRUNDLE he slid it in its full length. He held it in place with one hand and turned the expansion lock handle until the instrument was seated tightly in place. His mission accomplished, he was clearly relieved. He waded easily downstream to the DNUP. From: Hargis, C. H. Curriculum Based Assessment: A Primer

  11. Shared Practice Politicians use a variety of propaganda to influence opinions and to avoid the truth.

  12. Shared Practice Politicians use a variety of propaganda to influence opinions and to avoid the truth.

  13. Shared Practice She argued that although Splenda was an ersatz sugar, it worked just as well to sweeten her coffee.

  14. Shared Practice She argued that although Splenda was an ersatz sugar, it worked just as well to sweeten her coffee.

  15. Shared Practice She argued that although Splenda was an ersatz sugar, it worked just as well to sweeten her coffee.

  16. Guided Practice

  17. Guided Practice • Based on the notion of proximal development • Gradual handover of responsibility • Instructional level • Homogenous small groups

  18. Guided Practice

  19. Guided Practice Examples • Guided Reading • Reciprocal Teaching • Literature Conversations • Partner Reading • Guided Writing Experiences • Individual Conferences

  20. Guided Practice Example Gear Up! For Guided Reading (Wright Group Video)

  21. Independent Practice

  22. Independent Practice • Independent level • The students try to apply learning on their own • Teacher builds on the students’ competence and strengths

  23. Independent Practice Examples • Independent Reading and Writing • Informal Conferences • Homework and Assignments

  24. Balanced Literacy Instruction • Celebrate everything the learner does well • Raise expectations for all learners • Teach and assess more effectively and efficiently • Collaborate

  25. “The beating heart provides a good visual metaphor for instructional delivery in classrooms, where the balance between modeling instruction and guided practice pulses back and forth. Gathering kids in front for instruction, releasing them to practice, and then bringing them back to share their thinking represents the steady flow that is the heart of effective teaching and learning.” Balanced Literacy Instruction Strategies That Work Harvey & Goudvis

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