BILLERICA'S BALANCED LITERACY PROGRAM (K-2)

• Billerica's Components of a Balanced Literacy Model

• How an Anthology Fits into a Balanced Literacy Model

• DRA and Guided Reading and Grade Level Correspondence

• The Three Reading Cueing Systems (chart)

• Using Leveled Text to Teach and Support Reading Strategies

• A Possible Sequence of Teaching Comprehension Strategies

• Retelling Guide (reproducible!)

• Retelling Bookmark (also reproducible!)

 

BILLERICA'S BALANCED LITERACY PROGRAM (3-5)

• A Possible Sequence of Teaching Comprehension Strategies

• Retelling Guide (reproducible!)

• Retelling Bookmark (also reproducible!)

• Introduction to the QRI-3 Reading Assessment

• Guidelines for Administering the QRI-3

 

• STANDARD #8 HELP IS ON THE WAY! STRATEGIES & SUGGESTIONS FOR TEACHING MAIN IDEA

• INTRODUCING ACADEMIC STRATEGIES TO STUDENTS: A DIRECT-INSTRUCTION APPROACH