Balanced Literacy versus Structured Literacy

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:

1. Nancy Young Infographic, IDA 
2. NHSD Components of Balanced LIteracy
3. IDA definition of Structured Literacy
4. Iowa Reading Research Center article An Explanation of Structured Literacy, and a Comparison to Balanced Literacy
5. Emily Gibbons blog post: How to Help Your School With the Transition to a Structured Literacy Approach
6. Balanced Literacy article k12 Reader
7. Lucy Calkins' Response to "phonics-centric"

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