Balanced Reading Program

Balanced Reading Program

1. Independent

   • Minimal support
   • At reading level
   • Includes before & after activity
   • Move around, use meaningful talk
   • Not silent reading time
   • Clear, set goals
   • Can include written work
   • Alone or in small groups
   • 10-20mins at a time
   • Variety of activities

2. Read Aloud

   • Show what it looks and sounds like to be a fluent reader
   • Varliety of genre
   • Above reading level
   • Bring in real objects
   • Set the tone
   • Draw them in
   • Use predictions
   • Revisit later independantly
   • Whole-group

3. Shared

   • Result in co-created writing
   • All students see text
   • 10-15mins
   • 1-2 teaching points
   • Specific strategies to improve comprehension & word-solving
   • Variety of texts
   • 3 levels (emergent, early, fluent)
   • Gather as a group
   • Teacher models - students have input
   • At reading level

4. Guided

   • Slightly above reading level
   • Bridge between Shared & Independant
   • Small group
   • Specific needs or goals
   • Child in Zone of Proximal development
   • Other children engaged in activity
   • Teacher is scaffolding learning
   • Grouped by need/level/ability
   • Designate meeting/workspace
   • 10-20mins per group