Balanced Literacy in-Class Activities for Reading and Writing

1. Literacy in the Classroom Laurel Petrovits- 2nd Grade Teacher Kristina Cicio- Kindergarten Teacher

2. Components of Balanced Literacy

3. Reading: Read Aloud Teacher Role Student Role Active listening/enjoyment Applying observations to independent reading Participating in discussions • Model good reading habits • Interest • Fluency • Word solving • Thinking aloud • Asking higher level thinking questions

4. Read Aloud Example Before Reading: • What do you think this story is about? Why? During Reading: • How did Chrysanthemum feel about her name in the beginning of the story? • What changed Chrysanthemum's feelings about her name? • What kinds of things did Chrysanthemum's parents tell her to help her feel better about what was happening at school? • What happened at school to help Chrysanthemum feel good about her name again? After Reading: • Why do you think Chrysanthemum's classmates teased her about her name? • How do you think Chrysanthemum felt? • What would you have done if you were Chrysanthemum? • How do you think Chrysanthemum felt when Miss Twinkle told the class how much she loved the name "Chrysanthemum?"

5. Reading: Shared Reading Teacher role • Choosing high interest books that model specific reading skills • Making it accessible for all to see • Smartboard • Big books Student Role • Active participating • Word solving • Reading the parts • Predicting and summarizing

6. Close Reading Example • Day 1: • Text Features (mark it up) • Ask and answer question to prepare for understanding • Day 2: • Vocabulary • Day 3: • Authors purpose • Day 4: • Multiple choice • Day 5: • Short Response

7. Reading: Reading Workshop Teacher Role • Mini lesson (teaching point, model, active engagement) • Small group work • Share Student Role • Turn and talk • Independent reading • Applying skills learned • Choose their own books • Log reading • Share

9. Reading: Assessment Teacher Role • Partner talk • Individual conferences • Running records Student Role • Stop, think, and retell for understanding • Adding on to classmates thinking • Recognizes reading difficulties • Utilizing/checking goal

10. Running Record Example

11. Components of Balanced of Literacy

12. Writing: Interactive Writing Teacher Role • Illicit writing topic • Model good writing habits • Brainstorming • Thinking of audience • Sentence Structure Student Role • Active Participation • Share the pen • Spelling • Punctuation

13. Interactive Writing Example

14. Writing: Writing Workshop Teacher Role • Mini lesson (teaching point, model, active engagement) • Small group work • Share Student Role • Turn and talk • Independent writing • Applying skills learned • Paper choice • Brainstorming their own ideas • Share

15. Workshop Mini-Lesson Template Comprehension Strategy (Unit of Study): Mini-Lesson Topic: Materials needed:

16. Writing: Assessment Teacher Role • Partner talk • Individual conferences • Deconstructing the rubric Student Role • Adding on to classmates thinking • Recognizes writing difficulties • Utilizing/checking goal • Editing/Revising • Checklists

17. Writing Rubric

18. Components of Balanced of Literacy

19. Word Study: Phonics/Vocabulary Teacher Role • Make sure standards are being addressed • Exposing children to a wide range of language • Direct/indirect instruction Student Role • Recognizing parts of a word • Word sorts • Meanings of words • Application in reading and writing workshop

20. Word Study: Assessment Teacher Role • Observations • Writing Rubric (Spelling) • Teacher’s College letter sound/high frequency word identification • Words their way spelling inventory Student Role • Applying word work skills

21. Questions?