The Lit Six ®
Read-Alouds
Phonemic Awareness, Phonics & Word Work
Students Learn:
Students Need:
Teachers Need:
Students Learn:
Students Need:
Teachers Need:
• A model of fluent reading
• Opportunities to share thoughts with peers and adults • Daily access to high- quality read-alouds from a variety of multicultural texts • Models of reading from various reading experts
• Access to a diverse library of read-aloud texts • Intentional planning for interactions matched to each text • High-quality questions to support text talks • Support from other experts to model reading to students
• Book and print awareness
• Access to models of learning goals
• Gradual release pedagogy
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• Empathy, respect, and knowledge for different cultures & ideas • Listening comprehension skills • Critical thinking skills of an expert reader
• Sound/letter relationships
• Scope and sequence of skills to be taught • Strategies for teaching foundational literacy • Assessment data to target instruction • Texts to provide practice of skills
• Individualized instruction based on data • Opportunities to incorporate learning into reading and writing
• Phonics
Shared Reading
• Word & structural analysis
Small-Group Instruction & Independent Reading
• Vocabulary
Read Alouds
• Prefixes, suffixes, and Latin roots
• Multiple practices of skills
Oral Language Development
Phonemic Awareness, Phonics & Word Work
Writing
Shared Reading
Language
Language
Students Learn:
Students Need:
Teachers Need:
Students Learn:
Students Need:
Teachers Need:
• Comprehension skills & strategies
• Access to the shared grade-level text • Direct models of the learning goal
• Clear scope and sequence of learning goals • Ability to provide students with access to authentic texts • Knowledge of the components of an effective mini-lesson • Tools to engage students in complex texts
• Vocabulary, inflection, and speaking and listening standards • How to ask and answer questions • How to communicate original thoughts and expand on the thoughts of others. • How to build rapport with peers
• Models of effective communication and ideas • Opportunities to express opinions in a safe environment • Background knowledge on topics to be able to build communication • Structures for speaking and listening
• High-quality topics and texts worthy of discussion • Questions that ask students to explore topics deeply • Pedagogical knowledge on structure turn-taking and listening • Supports for modeling language skills
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• How skilled readers obtain knowledge
• Author’s craft, structure & purpose
• Collaboration with peers before, during, and after reading texts • Frequent and continuous access to authentic texts
• Characteristics of different genres
Small-Group Instruction & Independent Reading
Writing
Students Learn:
Students Need:
Teachers Need:
Students Learn:
Students Need:
Teachers Need:
• How to read a text independently and with a purpose • Strategies to determine the meaning of words and texts • How to incorporate of prior skills into the comprehension of text • Her/his identity as a reader
• “In the moment” feedback from the teacher • Prompting to support independent reading growth • Access to authentic and engaging instructional- level texts • Plentiful access to diverse and authentic texts • S tructured and valued time for independent reading
• Abundance of authentic small-group texts w/ teaching supports • Strategies/resources to collect and analyze data during instruction • Ability to flexibly group students • Ability to track students’ independent reading
• Author’s craft
• Writing folder or journal
• Pedagogical knowledge of gradual release model • Access to teacher rubrics to ensure consistency in instruction and evaluation • Common language for instruction • Mentor texts and model pieces
• Types of writing
• Frequent and diverse opportunities to practice
• Structure and organization of text and ideas
• Models to learn from
• Clear and consistent language around writing
• Proper grammar usage
• Language and vocabulary to express thoughts and ideas
• Data on students’ progress
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