Growing Readers
Do you want to keep your literacy instruction current and relevant?
We design implementation support to meet the diverse literacy needs of your teachers and students. Our processes and strategies support teachers and students with every aspect of a literacy learning environment. Our many years of coaching in real classrooms allows us to support all aspects of literacy, from building literacy leaders to interpreting data as an impetus for changing current practices.
How do we support balanced literacy?
In a truly balanced literacy program, the how and the what are both important. As we support teachers with components of balanced literacy, we delve into important aspects of high level teaching and learning, such as understanding the learning standard, release of responsibility, growth mindset, the need to comprehend deeply, and success criteria.
This service applies to K-12 instruction and consists of components of your choice:
- Small Group Reading (Fountas and Pinnell model and Jan Richardson model)
- Whole Group Reading
- Writing Composition and Process
- Word Study
How do we support reading in the content areas?
In an increasingly complex world, it is essential for all readers to experience success when reading informational print as part of lifelong learning. Students will need to become more skilled in graphic literacy, understanding text features, and ways to hold thinking. ERG can design your project around the needs of your students and teachers so that they walk away feeling empowered.
“The ‘sit and get’ time is cut drastically. These projects have allowed my students to see the content in action.”
Porsha Parker, CTE Teacher
This service applies to K-12 instruction and promotes:
- An increase in time spent reading informational texts within the school day
- Accessible text selection and appropriate scaffolding
- Explicit teacher modeling of comprehension in the content areas
- Written responses as an avenue to increase understanding of the course content
“‘Stop and talk before you write’ has saved my life... Saved their lives! The work we did with ERG was so impactful. So many little, simple things I can do that have made a difference.”
-Melinda J Blackburn, Teacher
Read more about our work and our process and let us know how we can help you.
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