BALANCEDLITERACYDIET :: JKSP :: Balanced Literacy Diet

Dial-a-Story!: Using Classroom Telephones to Support Reading Aloud (Virtual Tour)
PreK - 2nd

Reading Buddy Props: Motivating Reading with a Partner to Practice Early Literacy Skills (Virtual Tour)
PreK - 1st

Not Just for Baking!: Organizing Groups and Classroom Activities using Cookie Sheets (Virtual Tour)
PreK - 1st

Letter-Sound Bins: Sorting Objects to Build Phonemic Awareness (Virtual Tour)
PreK - 1st

Writers' Wall: Displaying Children's Work to Motivate and Assess Writing (Virtual Tour)
PreK - 3rd

Alphabet Artwork: Prompting Letter-Sound Associations using Meaningful Materials (Virtual Tour)
PreK - K

Morning Message: Building Motivation for Literacy and Early Reading Skills (Virtual Tour)
PreK - 2nd

City ABC Book: Building Motivation for Literacy by Exploring the Environment (Virtual Tour)
PreK - K

Weather Mind Maps: Building Background Knowledge and Vocabulary (Virtual Tour)
PreK - 1st

Shared Reading of Big Books: Supporting Language Development and Vocabulary (Virtual Tour)
PreK - 2nd

Leveled Reading Bins: Matching Books to Readers Through Classroom Organization (Virtual Tour)
PreK - 2nd

Daily Reading Conferences: Monitoring and Guiding Growth in Early Reading (Virtual Tour)
PreK - 2nd

Learning Center Board: Organizing the Classroom to Support Learning (Virtual Tour)
PreK - K

Word Stretchercisers: Props to Support Stretching and Blending Sounds in Words (Virtual Tour)
PreK - 1st

Over the Rainbow!: Integrating Vocabulary Development and Artwork based on the Colors of the Rainbow (Virtual Tour)
PreK - 1st

Printing with Pizzazz!: Motivating Ways to Develop Letter and Number Recognition and Formation (Virtual Tour)
PreK - 1st

Not Just Playing in the Sand!: Practicing Letter Formation (Virtual Tour)
PreK - K

Pointing Fingers!: Using Props to Focus on Individual Words and Inter-Word Spaces (Virtual Tour)
PreK - 1st

Handwriting Without Tears: Learning Letter Formation (Virtual Tour)
PreK - K

Kindergarten Writing Conference: Promoting Self Expression using Writers' Workshop Strategies (Virtual Tour)
PreK - 1st

Making a Name for Yourself!: Learning about Letters with Name Wands (Virtual Tour)
PreK - K

Dramatic Weather!: Motivating Oral Language, Vocabulary and Early Reading and Writing Through Dramatic Play (Virtual Tour)
PreK - K

Easy as ABC!: Learning About Letters through Play (Virtual Tour)
PreK - K

Pop Corn Word Hunt: Practicing High Frequency Words (Virtual Tour)
PreK - K

Alphabet Soup: Making Words with the -at Family (Virtual Tour)
PreK - K

Sound Circles: Sorting Objects to Build Phonemic Awareness (Virtual Tour)
PreK - K

Fancy Color Names: Practicing High Frequency Words with Arts and Crafts (Virtual Tour)
PreK - K

Story Station: Building Language and Comprehension through Story Retell (Virtual Tour)
PreK - 1st

Storyline Online: Celebrity Read-Aloud Builds Motivation for Literacy (Virtual Tour)
PreK - 2nd

Starfall: Engaging Website for Learning Letter-Sounds (Virtual Tour)
PreK - K

Chant, Chant, Chants: Building Sight Vocabulary and Motivation for Literacy (Virtual Tour)
PreK - K

Take a Number!: Promoting Independence though Routines and Classroom Organization (Virtual Tour)
PreK - 2nd

Blowing in the Wind: Chants to Build Concepts of Print and Sight Words (Virtual Tour)
PreK - K

Reading and Writing Around the Room: Building Motivation for Literacy (Virtual Tour)
PreK - K

Favorite Read Alouds: Building Motivation for Literacy, Oral Language and Vocabulary (Virtual Tour)
PreK - 1st

Practicing Being a Good Reader: Using Success Criteria in Kindergarten (Virtual Tour)
PreK - 1st

PreK/K VT#1: Art and Science Integrated into the Literacy Program