Classroom libraries are endlessly versatile instructional tools. Here are just four ways educators can use them to enhance literacy instruction. Turn Your Classroom Library Into a Powerhouse for Literacy Achievement Take a Structured Approach to Independent Reading: Encourage students to choose books that interest them and use the reading and comprehension techniques they’ve been explicitly taught. Implementing conferring sessions with individual students during independent reading time increases the effectiveness of the practice. Target Specific Skill Gaps and Needs in Small Groups: With multiple copies of a single title or decodable, educators can ensure targeted skill development and reading practice that meets the needs of varying small groups. Build Oral Language Skills: Lay the foundation for oral language and print awareness through engaging and strategically scaffolded read-alouds of Big Books and picture books. Introduce Complex Topics in Whole Group: Introduce new or complex topics with more accessible texts to build the background knowledge and vocabulary needed to develop a deeper understanding of the content about to be taught.
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