1. Spring 2011 Balanced Literacy By Dr. Sharon J. Dees Spring 2011

2. Overview Introduction Introduction Components: Components: Shared Reading Shared Reading Read Aloud Read Aloud Guided Reading Guided Reading Familiar Reading Familiar Reading Writing Writing Corners Corners

3. Spring 2011 Shared Reading Familiar Familiar New New Materials (Genres) Materials (Genres) Poems Poems Books Books Nursery Rhymes Nursery Rhymes Recipes Recipes Schedule Schedule Procedure ProcedureCloze Letter Recognition Letter Recognition Word Recognition Word Recognition Method of calling on students Whisper technique Concepts of Print Directionality Left – Right Return Sweep Spacing Punctuation Capitalization Rhyming Print Awareness Communicative Competence Phonology (Phonemic Awareness) Semantics Morphology Syntax Pragmatics Solving Problems Specific questions This becomes the Rhythm and Rhyme corner

4. Spring 2011 Read Aloud Location Location AR book AR book Focus Focus

5. Spring 2011 Guided Reading Mini Lesson Mini Lesson Book Selection Book Selection Book Introduction Book Introduction Book Walk Book Walk Procedure Procedure Trouble shooting Trouble shooting Accountability Accountability Running Record/Testing Running Record/Testing

6. Spring 2011 Familiar Reading Leveled Books Leveled Books Procedure Procedure Trouble Trouble Location / arrangement of baskets/boxes Location / arrangement of baskets/boxes Location of children Location of children Noise level Noise level Check out Check out

7. Spring 2011 Writing Journal Journal Interactive Interactive Transitional Write Aloud Transitional Write Aloud Free Writing Free Writing Power writing Power writing Morning message Morning message Word Wall Word Wall Location Accountability Group size Stages Beginning of the year Time Tools Techniques Umbrella Four square Writer’s Workshop Classbooks Subject

8. Spring 2011 Corners Introduction of Materials Introduction of Materials Rules and Requirements Rules and Requirements Expectations Expectations Accountability Accountability Methods of Rotation Guided Reading Corner Classroom Management Beginning of the Year Corners

9. Spring 2011 Rhythm and Rhyme Location Location Shared Reading Shared Reading Text Text Poems Poems Charts Charts Books Books ABC’s ABC’s Materials Pointers Wikki Stix Pocket chart Sentence Strips Highlight strips

10. Spring 2011 Writing Location Location Accountability Accountability Word Wall / ABC’s Word Wall / ABC’s Themes Themes Special Writing Tasks Special Writing Tasks Writing Implements Writing Implements

11. Spring 2011 Reading Location Location ABC’s ABC’s Accountability Accountability Book Selection Book Selection

12. Spring 2011 Listening Location Location ABC’s ABC’s Accountability Accountability Tapes Tapes Books Books Using equipment Using equipment

13. Spring 2011 Name Location Location ABC’s ABC’s Accountability Accountability Manipulatives Manipulatives Beginning Capital Beginning Capital Purpose Purpose Task First Name Friend’s name Last Name Friend’s name Middle Name Sorting

14. Spring 2011 ABC Location Location ABC’s ABC’s Accountability Accountability Manipulatives Manipulatives Graphing Puzzles Games Matching

15. Spring 2011 Computer Location Location ABC’s ABC’s Accountability Accountability Program Program Words needed Words needed Help Help

16. Spring 2011 Math Location Location ABC’s ABC’s Accountability Accountability Manipulatives Manipulatives Task Task

17. Spring 2011 Science Location Location ABC’s ABC’s Accountability Accountability Manipulatives Manipulatives Task Task

18. Spring 2011 Misc. Corners Concept Concept Career Career Show and Tell Show and Tell Mail Corner Mail Corner Handwriting Handwriting Art Art Letter of the Week Letter of the Week Spelling Spelling Letter Corner Poetry Corner Word Corner Sentence Corner Puppets Blocks / Legos Housekeeping Painting / Chalkboards

19. Spring 2011 Things to Consider Beginning of the year Beginning of the year Parents Parents Lesson Plan and Scheduling Lesson Plan and Scheduling Conferencing Conferencing Accountability Accountability Teacher Accountability Teacher Accountability

20. Spring 2011 Thanks!!! Questions???