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What Does A Balanced Literacy Approach To Teaching Reading Mean To You?

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• What does a balanced literacy approach to teaching reading mean to you? What are some specific elements that make up a balanced reading program?

Some specific elements that make up the balanced reading approach is read aloud, guided reading, shared reading, independent reading, and word study. A well-balanced reading approach means that the teacher needs to be dabbling and using all five of these components on a daily. Students should be given ample time to experience all five components in a school day, through an array of subjects, not just language arts. This balance approach will help students with not only help students with their reading skills, but their fluency, writing, and decoding skills.

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