What is Balanced Literacy?

Balanced Literacy is a way to instruct students incorporating a variety of reading and writing approaches since students must use multiple strategies to become proficient readers. Here is a basic outline of some of the key reading and writing areas in a Balanced Literacy Program.

Reading

• TO children (read aloud)
• WITH children (shared reading)
• BY children (guded reading)

Writing

• FOR children (teacher model)
• WITH children (shared writing)
• BY children (guided writing)

Think about the many ways you can use the resources available from Big Universe in the various components of a Balanced Literacy Program.  Think about the ways you can use materials you already have in these components.

Here are some other Teacher Resources for Balanced Literacy:
Balanced Literacy – Teaching the Thrills and Skills of Reading
What is Balanced Literacy?
Components of a Balances Literacy Program
Balanced Literacy Components
Balanced Literacy Background Knowledge
Balanced Literacy – A Parent’s Guide
Matching Books to Readers in a Balanced Literacy Program -an excerpt from Chapter One of Matching Books to Readers by Irene C. Fountas and Gay Su Pinnell