Balanced Literacy Framework

Reading Workshop

• Book Talk

• Minilesson

• Guided Reading/Independent Reading/Literature Study

• Group Share

Writing Workshop

• Author Talk

• Minilesson

• Guided Writing/Independent Writing/Investigations

• Group Share

Language and Word Study

• Interactive Read Aloud

• Word Study

• Current Events

• Test Preparation

• Poetry

• Choral Reading

• Reader's Theatre

• Modeled/Shared Reading and Writing