Matching Pairs Balanced Literacy & AIGOnline version Match the program goals with the balanced literacy practice. by Jamie Abercrombie 1 Expose students to challenging reading material. 2 Foster an appreciation of diverse, multicultural literature across multiple genres. 3 Deepen reading comprehension skills. 4 Encourage creative response to reading, including writing and dramatic interpretation. 5 Promote motivation and enjoyment of reading through choice and self-selection of texts. 6 Develop critical reading, including interpretation and analysis of text. 7 Provide opportunities for group discussion of selected texts. 8 Expand students’ metacognitive processes during reading. Students make claims about what they read, sharing their ideas through multi-genre writing and speaking activities. Students are using text sets to read at their instructional levels Teacher provides whole-group instruction on meaningful strategies, and students practice strategies with instructional level texts. Teacher incorporates texts from a variety of cultures, experiences, perspectives, etc. Teacher and students pose questions/participate in activities at all DoK levels. Teacher facilitates a strong independent reading program. Students can explain what they are doing as readers and why they are doing it Students have text-based discussion in small groups and seminars.