INFORMATION ON BALANCED LITERACY

GENERAL INFORMATION 

• Basic information on balanced literacy
  http://teacher.scholastic.com/professional/teachstrat/balanced.htm

• Information on components plus some articles
  http://www.eduplace.com/rdg/res/

• EXTENSIVE links to sites and articles on topics related to balanced instruction
  http://www.toread.com/

• A district’s summary of their balanced literacy approach. Clear and concise.
  http://t4.jordan.k12.ut.us/Balanced_Literacy/reading_components.htm

• Concise article summarizing the research base of a balanced approach
  http://www.earlyliterature.ecsd.net/balanced%20literacy.htm

• Information on the Four Blocks research by Patricia Cunningham
  http://www.wfu.edu/~cunningh/fourblocks/about_fourblocks.html
  

INFORMATION ON A “LITERACY BLOCK”

• One school’s vision of their primary literacy block
  http://www.jenksusa.k12.ok.us/Main.pages/District/Curriculum.Instruction/diff.lessons/litbl.html

• Mondo Publishing – their vision of the literacy block
  http://jrichardgentry.com/Michigan%20Reading%20Handouts/THE%20LITERACY%20BLOCK.doc

• Another school district’s description of the literacy block K-5 – short and concise.
  http://www.cms.k12.nc.us/allschools/blythe/literacy.htm

• Interesting site from Tasmania…with links to lessons and resources.
  http://www.discover.tased.edu.au/literacy/casehis/primary/ForTeachers/LiteracyBlock.htm
  

PROFESSIONAL RESOURCES

• Review of books available to support approach
  http://www.thekcrew.net/balancedliteracy.html

• Links to articles and organizations
  http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/timely/brires.htm

• Interesting resources: links for students and teachers, software, and articles, compiled by a school district.
  http://dcsd.k12.nv.us/cur/resources/ballit.htm

• EXTENSIVE links to sites that support guided reading instruction
  http://www.crcs.k12.ny.us/ITR/blworkshop/guidreadlinks.htm