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The Four Blocks Literacy Model

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The Four Blocks Literacy Model

Grade Levels

3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade

Course, Subject

English Language Arts
Related Academic Standards
CC.1.2.3.B CC.1.2.3.B
Ask and answer questions about the text and make inferences from text; refer to text to support responses.
CC.1.2.3.C CC.1.2.3.C
Explain how a series of events, concepts, or steps in a procedure is connected within a text, using language that pertains to time, sequence, and cause/effect.
CC.1.2.3.E CC.1.2.3.E
Use text features and search tools to locate and interpret information.
CC.1.2.3.F CC.1.2.3.F
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in grade-level text, distinguishing literal from non-literal meaning as well as shades of meaning among related words.
CC.1.2.3.G CC.1.2.3.G
Use information gained from text features to demonstrate understanding of a text.
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Description

The Four Blocks Literacy Model is a multimethod, multilevel literacy framework developed by Pat Cunningham and Dottie Hall of Wake Forest University, used in elementary classrooms to successfully teach students to read and write. Teachers using The Four Blocks Literacy Model have an organized plan for instruction that encompasses all the different ways students learn to read and write. Instructional time is divided into these Four Blocks: Guided Reading, Self-Selected Reading, Writing, and Working with Words.

Using this framework enables teachers to utilize many of the best practices in reading and writing. Students do not learn in the same way or at the same pace; therefore, The Four Blocks Literacy Model provides instruction that supports a variety of learning style and at a pace that supports both the struggling students as well as students who catch on quickly.

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