Curriculum and instruction in the Summer Bridges Program shall be based upon the balanced literacy framework whose components are displayed in this Appendix A.
Word Knowledge | Sight Vocabulary Phonemic Awareness Letter and Sound Recognition Phonics Analysis Spelling Structural Analysis Word Meaning |
Fluency | Reading Speed Oral Reading Accuracy Phrasing Expression |
Comprehension | Oral Language Understanding Text Structure Listening Comprehension Types of Information to "Find" in Text Organization of Information Inquiry and Study Strategies |
Writing | Purposes Products Processes Audiences |
Literacy-rich Environment | Engaged Reading and Writing Activities Celebration of Reading and Writing Efforts Extensive Classroom Collection of Reading Materials (wide range of high-interest fiction and non-fiction books that motivate and support reading and writing on a variety of levels) Room Designed to Support Instruction (whole-group, small-group, and individual) |
Assessment | Assessment to Inform Instruction Individual and/or Group Reading Inventories Writing Rubric Reading Logs Analysis of Students' Work |
Ill. Admin. Code tit. 23, pt. 232, app A