Guided Reading The Four Blocks Way Grades 1 3

Learn when and how to teach the Guided Reading block using Guided Reading the Four-Blocks(R) Way for grades 1–3. This 224-page book gives a glimpse into classrooms that use the Guided Reading model within a balanced literacy program. The book includes a list of materials needed, comprehension skills and strategies, and activities for before, during, and after reading a text. It also includes a list of children's literature. The book supports the Four-Blocks(R) Literacy Model.

Meet the learning needs and preferences of all students using Children with Disabilities: Reading and Writing the Four-Blocks(R) Way for students in grades 1–3. This 144-page book provides a glimpse into an inclusion special-education classroom that uses the Four-Blocks(R) Literacy Model. This wonderful collection of ideas, strategies, and resources includes information on Self-Selected Reading, Guided Reading, Writing, and Working with Words. It also includes strategies for reading and writing success in special-education classrooms, variations for students with disabilities, teacher's checklists, IEP goal suggestions, examples of assistive technology, and answers to commonly asked questions. The book supports the Four-Blocks(R) Literacy Model and provides a list of children's literature that can be used in lessons.

The "Four Blocks" represent four different approaches to teaching children to read -- guided reading, self-selected reading, writing, and working with words. It incorporates elements of both whole language instruction and phonics. The teachers who use the "Four Blocks" method acknowledge that children do not all learn to read in the same way.

Within the Four-Blocks Literacy Model, guided reading is considered the most difficult block to make multilevel. This book provides explanations and instructions for teaching reading comprehension skills and strategies, and a variety of before, during, and after reading activities to successfully implement guided reading in the classroom.

This helpful classroom resource provides the balanced literacy framework of Four-Blocks(R) for students in the upper grades. It includes ideas and suggestions for scheduling, materials for each block, classroom layout, professional development, and much more. Instruction is tailored to the needs of all learners, including those who may have been left behind by other methods, and it fully supports the Four-Blocks(R) Literacy Model.

"THE TEACHER'S GUIDE TO THE FOUR-BLOCKS LITERACY MODEL IS THE ALL-NEW, GRADE-SPECIFIC GUIDE TO IMPLEMENTING THE FOUR-BLOCKS FRAMEWORK. THE BOOK FOCUSES ON THE ESSENTIAL COMPONENTS OF A BALANCED LITERACY FRAMEWORK, STEPS FOR CLASSROOM IMPLEMENTATION AND MANAGEMENT, AND A VARIETY OF STUDENT ACTIVITIES."--Page 4 of cover.

Meet the needs of all learners using differentiated instruction through the Big-Blocks(TM) Literacy Model in grades 4–8. Checklists for Implementing Big Blocks(TM) provides guidance for teachers and administrators. This 80-page book includes Self-Selected Reading, Writing, Guided Reading, and Working with Words. It covers self-evaluation, identifying areas for improvement, lesson planning, understanding Big Blocks(TM), assisting teachers with implementation, observing and evaluating teachers, and planning staff development. This book supports the Four-Blocks(R) Literacy Model and includes children's literature references.