Reading Teachers Lounge
This is the Reading Teachers Lounge where listeners can eavesdrop on professional conversations between elementary reading teachers. We are passionate about literacy and strive to find strategies to reach all learners. Shannon and Mary are neighbors who realized that they were “literacy soul sisters” at a dinner in their Atlanta neighborhood. Once they started chatting about reading they haven’t really stopped. Come join the conversation.
Reading Teachers Lounge
Balanced Literacy versus Structured Literacy
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Shannon Betts and Mary Saghafi
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Season 2
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Episode 10
Mary describes the differences between Balanced Literacy vs. Structured Literacy.
We have been doing a series on Balanced Literacy which might confuse some of our listeners. RTL wants to bring best practices to our conversations. If you, like us, believe that a strong phonics practice is essential, you will want to help your school transition to using a stronger structured literacy approach to word study. In this episode, we will be discussing ways to effectively bring stronger phonics instruction to your schools' teaching practices.
Resource Links:
- Nancy Young Infographic, IDA
- NHSD Components of Balanced LIteracy
- IDA definition of Structured Literacy
- Iowa Reading Research Center article An Explanation of Structured Literacy, and a Comparison to Balanced Literacy
- Emily Gibbons blog post: How to Help Your School With the Transition to a Structured Literacy Approach
- Balanced Literacy article k12 Reader
- Lucy Calkins' Response to "phonics-centric"
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