Balanced Literacy In Action

The staff of Towne Meadow Elementary made a goal to provide students with meaningful daily opportunities to read and write.  They used a Balanced Literacy program to do just that.  The Wordles below give you a snapshot of where they were and where they are currently in meeting their literacy goals.

The first Wordle represents the discussion the staff had on what they used to do:  whole group, stations, and prompts. 

But now they have a Balanced Literacy program, and they have the Daily 5, book-clubs, choice, and student-led.

Here is a link to a video that shows their Balanced Literacy program in action:  http://animoto.com/play/Mbstx1QEhQtDtR43EMQnGg?utm_content=main_link