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What Is A Balanced Literacy Approach

Balanced literacy is a framework for reading instruction that balances explicit teaching with independent learning. It incorporates elements of both whole language and phonics approaches. The framework consists of five key components: read aloud, guided reading, shared reading, independent reading, and word study. During read aloud, the teacher models reading strategies. Guided reading involves small group instruction tailored to students' levels. Shared reading has students and teacher read together. Independent reading allows student choice. Word study teaches letter sounds and word structure. The teacher's role is to scaffold literacy learning and enhance student understanding through active instruction across these components.

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What Is A Balanced Literacy Approach

Balanced literacy is a framework for reading instruction that balances explicit teaching with independent learning. It incorporates elements of both whole language and phonics approaches. The framework consists of five key components: read aloud, guided reading, shared reading, independent reading, and word study. During read aloud, the teacher models reading strategies. Guided reading involves small group instruction tailored to students' levels. Shared reading has students and teacher read together. Independent reading allows student choice. Word study teaches letter sounds and word structure. The teacher's role is to scaffold literacy learning and enhance student understanding through active instruction across these components.

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Online Literacy Practices: Literacy going Hybrid!

What is the Balanced Literacy Approach?

Balanced literacy is about balancing explicit language instruction with independent


learning and language exploration. It aims to strike a balance between both whole
language and phonics when learning to read. The strongest elements of each are
incorporated into a literacy program that aims to guide students toward proficient and
lifelong reading. A typical balanced literacy framework consists of five components
including read aloud, guided reading, shared reading, independent reading, and word
study.

Role of the teacher

Skillful teachers use their knowledge of literacy development and processes to decide
where to go next. They understand when to intervene and when not to; when to draw
children’s attention to specific features of the text; and how to model and explain
strategies in ways that children can make their own connections.

Thus, the teacher’s role in the Balanced Literacy Approach is to scaffold literacy
learning, that is, to actively enhance students’ understanding while they read.

Here are 5 components of balanced literacy instruction:

Balanced literacy is a framework for reading instruction. It involves teaching by


reading to students, having students read independently, and reading with students. This
is accomplished with five basic components.

Balanced Literacy Component #1 – The read aloud

In the read aloud strategy the teacher reads out loud to the classroom. This way the
teacher can model the correct strategies and behaviors. It’s important that teachers read
with enthusiasm, rhythm, and the proper intonation. This way students can experience
the joys of reading long before they can read on their own.

Balanced Literacy Component #2 – Guided reading

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Online Literacy Practices: Literacy going Hybrid!

Through guided reading teachers are able to work with students who are on the same
level. Students are put into small groups, given their own book, and the teacher works
with each student to help develop the skills they need.

Balanced Literacy Component #3 – Shared reading

During shared reading the students and teacher read together. This is an opportunity for
students to discover new words and their meanings.

Balanced Literacy Component #4 -Independent reading

During independent reading students are allowed to choose the books they want to read.
This is important for many reasons — one being that reading becomes a more enjoyable
experience. Also, when students realize teachers value reading time, they begin to
realize that reading must be an important skill.

Balanced Literacy Component #5 – Word study

Students work with words through fun and engaging activities. Through word study
students learn letters and the sounds they make. They then move on to root words,
suffixes and prefixes, and how to derive meaning of words.

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