What is Balanced Literacy?

This is a nice graphic with a nice breakdown of all the parts of a balanced literacy plan for teachers planning to implement this in their classroom.

K-5 Balanced Literacy

This site has everything from the components to classroom management; a very informative site.

Technology and Balanced Literacy

This is a nice online slideshow about incorporating technology into all parts of a balanced literacy program.

Balanced Literacy: Teaching the Thrills and Skills of Reading

This site has information about common concerns of teachers along with some practical strategies for teachers

The Four Blocks

This site is the home page for Patricia Cunningham's Four Block balanced literacy plan.

Learning to Read

This is a BIG list of resources for language arts and reading.

Setting Up Your Classroom

This is a nice step-by-step guide to arranging your classroom to accomodate literacy centers.

Balanced Literacy: what should it look like in the classroom?

This is a nice site for teachers by a teacher; the advice is based on Fountas and Pinnell.

Cross-Curricular Thematic Instruction

This site has lots of information that will help teachers plan to incorporate content area themes into the reading block.

K-2 Balanced Literacy Pack

This is a very nice site that will guide teachers, parents, students, and administrators through the balanced literacy framework.

Components of Balanced Literacy

A nice page with lots of resources.