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