Balanced Literacy
There are many different components of balanced literacy. Every day in our classroom we implement read aloud, guided reading/strategy groups, shared reading, independent reading, and Word study. Other components include shared reading and shared writing.
There are many different components of balanced literacy. Every day in our classroom we implement read aloud, guided reading/strategy groups, shared reading, independent reading, and Word study. Other components include shared reading and shared writing.
Readers and Writers Workshop are models based on choice, practice, and independence. Two components of the workshop model are independent and guided reading.
Readers and Writers Workshop are models based on choice, practice, and independence. Two components of the workshop model are independent and guided reading.
The methodology of Words Their Way: Word Study for Phonics, Vocabulary, and Spelling instruction reflects a progression of stages that describe students’ spelling behavior as they move from one level of word knowledge to the next. The stages cited make it easier to understand and recognize the basic strategies that students use to spell. In Words Their Way, these stages have been adapted to correspond to the five specific levels of spelling: Emergent-Early Letter Name, Letter Name, Within Word Pattern, Syllables and Affixes, and Derivational Relations. Recognizing that students are at different developmental stages of word study, as well as, at different levels within a particular stage, will help in differentiating instruction. (As partially stated on page 6 and 24 of the Words their Way Teacher Resource Guide)
The methodology of Words Their Way: Word Study for Phonics, Vocabulary, and Spelling instruction reflects a progression of stages that describe students’ spelling behavior as they move from one level of word knowledge to the next. The stages cited make it easier to understand and recognize the basic strategies that students use to spell. In Words Their Way, these stages have been adapted to correspond to the five specific levels of spelling: Emergent-Early Letter Name, Letter Name, Within Word Pattern, Syllables and Affixes, and Derivational Relations. Recognizing that students are at different developmental stages of word study, as well as, at different levels within a particular stage, will help in differentiating instruction. (As partially stated on page 6 and 24 of the Words their Way Teacher Resource Guide)