Balanced Literacy Programs

A balanced literacy program has how many elements?

• 4

• 2

• 3

• 5

Phonemic awareness is...

• what creates meaning.

• the ability to identify and manipulate the sounds letters represent.

• is the study of written language.

The ability to read with automaticity and prosidy is...

• Fluency.

• Comprehension

• Phonics

• Vocabulary

The most intensive phonics instruction takes place in...

The Frayer model of vocabulary development includes which 4 elements below.

• Identify characteristics of the work

• Drawing a picture of the word

• Defining the word

• Providing examples of the word

• Providing non-examples of the word

Teaching comprehension is...

Comprehension of complex text is dependent on which 3 variables?

• Fluency

• Prior knowledge

• Familiarity with text structures

• Reading level

• Length of text

Explain how you would use one research based strategy to teach one element of a balanced literacy program.