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 The Literacy Block | Reading Approaches | Weekly Reading and Writing Planner | Guided Reading | Assessment FOR Learning | Whole Class & Group Focus
 * Classroom Libraries | Independent Reading

=The Literacy Block= Coming Soon..

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Reading Approaches


=Weekly Reading & Writing Planner= Below is an example of how to plan for your literacy block. It incorporates understandings from the NMR's AIZ & Curiosity model. This document is saved as a template (dotx file) so you don't have to worry about re-saving over the top of your work - It's a real time saver!



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=Guided Reading=

//**The Essential Elements of Guided Reading**// - This figure explains the essential elements of guided reading **before**, **during** and **after** the reading. Source: Fountas & Pinnell, 1996, Guided Reading: Good First Teaching for All Students. Page 7

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//**Text Levels and Reading Strategies**// This documents shows you key strategies that are aimed at particular text levels. This is a great document to guide your groups focus.

//**Teaching Strategies for Reading**// This documents gives you ideas on the types of things you should say during your small group focus. These have been developed strategically by the Reading Recovery program. It's a must!

A template you could use to record your students book reading progress. This template was made from Fountas & Pinnel (1996)
 * //Record of Book-Reading Progress//**

=Assessment FOR Learning= //**Engaging in and Exploring Running Records**// - This piece of professional reading is taken from the Literacy Secretariat Journal from the Government of South Australia. It is an informative read that explains running records.

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//**Analysing Running Records -**// Below is a document to help you to score running records. Scoring Running Records

//**Conferencing**// Questions to ask yourself while conferencing P-2 Comprehension Checklist (Diane Snowball)

Assessment FOR learning: Analysing Running Records & Conferencing – please bring along a running record to workshop.

//**Analysing CAPS for teaching and learning**// Coming Soon..

top =**Whole Class & Small Group Focus**= This document outlines some ideas you can use for your whole class ad small group focus.

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Classroom Libraries
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=Independent Reading= This powerpoint by Diane Snowball, has valuable information about independent reading. A must read.