Categorie: Tutti - scaffolding - strategies - materials - reading

da J T mancano 4 anni

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Balanced Reading Program

The educational approach emphasizes a balanced reading program designed to foster independent reading skills through minimal yet strategic support. This method incorporates scaffolding various skills, from basic decoding to higher-order thinking and comprehension.

Balanced Reading Program

Balanced Reading Program

Structure/Time

Appropriate time allocated for activity and student capabilities
Individual or Communal
Small Group
Whole Class

Student Materials

Rich variety of resources
Cross curricular
Variety of themes/genres
High interest
Appropriate skill level

Independent Reading

Scaffolding of different skills/strategies
Higher order thinking
Comprehension
Basic decoding
Minimal support to readers but not 'absent'
Build on skills taught in other components of program

Shared Reading

Fluent Reader
How to use text features
Think pair share about text features
Early Reader
Skills review and assessment
Punctuation to understand dialogue
Model predicting
Emergent Readers
Individual understanding
Interactive Writing
Predictions
Introduction
All students must be able to see print
Safe and encouraging environment

Classroom Atmosphere

Level of activity/noise appropriate for the activity
Comfortable and calming
Book on display and organized
Graphic organizers
Word wall
Anchor charts

Professional Materials

Assessment tools
Digital resources/libraries
Professional development tools
Large print books/resources

Main topic

Read Aloud

'Realia' to engage students
What good reading looks/sounds like
Students learn to listen and predict to stay engaged
Above student reading level but engages in oral communication
Activate semantic cueing system by providing necessary background knowledge

Guided Reading

Different strategies scaffolded for emergent, early and fluent readers
Classroom management is crucial
Teacher support students as they talk, think, read their way through using strategies
Text carefully selected to be within students' instructional range but still provides challenge
Scaffold learning of small group to apply strategies learned in read alouds and shared readings to unfamiliar text
Transition from teacher modelling to student independence