This document summarizes a presentation on best practices in literacy instruction. The presentation included an agenda that covered reviewing current practices, the Primary Years Programme (PYP) approach, balanced literacy, and a jigsaw activity. It discussed strategies like two stars and a wish for attentive listening. It explained that language learning involves learning language, learning about language, and learning through language. The document provided examples of how inquiry can support different aspects of language learning. It also included a sample literacy framework outlining various instructional strategies and structures.

1. Best Practices in Literacy Instruction Presenter: Jennifer Fenton Aga Khan Academy May 2006 Please write your name on your handout, you will need it for a later activity.

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16. Putting It All Together: A Literacy Framework Language/Word Study Options: Interactive Edit Interactive Vocabulary Handwriting Minilesson Test Taking Skills Current Events Modeled or Shared Reading/Writing Readers’ Theatre/Process Drama Choral Reading Poetry Share/Response Word Study Interactive Read Aloud Reading Workshop (Book Talk/Minilesson) Independent Guided Literature Reading Reading Study Group Share And Evaluation Writing Workshop (Writer Talk/Minilesson) Independent Guided Investigations Writing Writing Group Share And Evaluation Oral, Visual, and Technological Communication Conversation Presentation Performance/Drama Visual Representation