As you read this week, successful balanced literacy programs are “balanced with a combination of explicit instruction, small group and whole-class literacy activities, and independent reading and writing opportunities” that might also include several instructional approaches (Kostelnik, Soderman, Whiren, & Rupiper, 2015, p. 373).

For this assignment you will present your plan for how you will incorporate a balanced literacy approach in your classroom or school. Depending on your future career path, you can choose who your intended audience is. You can present to your staff, to parents, or even to the board of education. You will present your plan in the form of a PowerPoint presentation. This assignment can be added to your overall portfolio at the conclusion of your degree program.

To prepare for this assignment, read the article Effective practices to balance literacy instructions in early childhood (Links to an external site.) and pages 5-12 of the joint position statement Technology and Interactive Media as Tools in Early Childhood Programs Serving Children from Birth Through Age 8 (Links to an external site.) (Strickland, n.d.; National Association for the Education of Young Children & Fred Rogers Center, 2012).

Your presentation should be a five-to six-slide PowerPoint that you will narrate using Screencast (Links to an external site.) and Jing (Links to an external site.). Your presentation should be a five- to six-slide PowerPoint that you will narrate. (if you are unable to use one of the digital tools listed above, please contact your instructor for additional options). Here is a great video to show you how!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82AMcUwpM4E (Links to an external site.)

Be sure to include the following in your presentation:

Evaluate the key considerations in a balanced literacy approach.

Describe the instructional approaches you will use to teach (e.g., reading, writing, speaking and listening, and language on a daily basis, etc.). Provide a rationale.

Support how your plan aligns with the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) or your individual state standards. Use cited evidence from Common Core State Standards Initiative (Links to an external site.) or your state education website to support this portion of your assignment.

Justify how your plan explicitly incorporates language across the curriculum. Include strategies for teaching students with limited English proficiency.

Explain how your plan incorporates the 21st-century requirement for children to be technoliterate. Cite evidence from the joint position statement of the Technology and Interactive Media as Tools in Early Childhood Programs Serving Children from Birth Through Age 8 (Links to an external site.) to support this section of your paper.

Tip: Remember to connect to your chosen thematic unit.

Research and Resource Expectations:

Source Requirement:

At least two scholarly peer-reviewed or credible sources. Please use the MAECEL Source Guide if you need assistance with how to locate scholarly peer-reviewed or credible sources.

Writing and Formatting Expectations:

Title Page: Must include a separate title page with the following:

Title of paper

Student’s name

• Course name and number
• Instructor’s name
• Date submitted