Balanced Literacy Program

One of the ways a school librarian could implement a balanced literacy program is by collaborating with other educators in developing a program that aims to balance between students outcomes. Additionally, whole language and phonic awareness should be taken into consideration as a basic platform. Some of the strongest elements of each can be incorporated into a literacy program that aims to guide students toward proficient and lifelong reading skills. Based on the 14 elements of a balanced literacy program listed in Harwell chapter 11, pg.200-201, I felt interesting in fomenting the following elements as necessary to build upon toward the first steps to implementing a literacy program in my school library:

Phonemic awareness training (3)
By collaborating with the classroom teacher in involving various training and activities …show more content…
The instruction should be designed to meet the individual needs of each student within a group. Guided reading can help us promote autonomy in young readers.

Shared reading (2)
The librarian collaborative with the teacher can use a variety of reading strategies during shared reading to help introduce young readers to a variety of genres and authors and to allow students to discover the pleasures for reading either in the classroom or in the library. We can use shared reading to provide ample opportunities to use a variety of reading strategies that are beneficial to help develop literacy skills.

Silent reading or independent reading(9)
During silent reading students have the chance to practice the strategies they’ve learned through guided reading, shared reading, and teacher read aloud. As librarians we can support teachers and students with level appropriate materials. Additionally, the library space can be use by students to develop love for reading in a space that it is cozy and