Balanced+Literacy+Components

=Reading Aloud:=

Teacher reads aloud to the whole class or small groups. A carefully selected body of children's literature is used. Favorite texts are reread many times. The collection includes a variety of genres.

=﻿Shared Reading:=

﻿Using an enlarged text that all children can see, the teacher involves children in reading together using a pointer or other device. The process includes rereading books, poems, songs, interactive writing etc. =Guided Reading:=

﻿ The teacher works with a smallgroup who have similar reading processes. The teacher selects and introduces new books and supports children reading the whole text to themselves, making teaching points duirng and afterthe reading.

=Independent Reading: =

Children read on their own or with partners from a wide range of materials. Some reading is from a special collection at their reading level.

  