Web Publishing: Northern Valley

We use a balanced literacy approach to learning. Balanced literacy respects and addresses the needs of all learners, view teachers as informed decision makers, is flexible, and research based. A balanced literacy approach to instruction provides all students with daily opportunities to engage in various reading and writing activities to help them communicate more effectively. In a balanced literacy framework, students participate in read alouds, shared reading, guided reading, independent reading, and systematic word study. In addition, they engage in modeled writing, shared writing, guided writing, writer's workshop, and independent writing.