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