Voices Literature & Writing
Looking to enhance your core reading program or enrich your balanced literacy framework? With Voices Literature & Writing, you'll discover the power of Teacher Read-Alouds to get students listening, speaking, thinking, and writing.
Six powerful program themes anchor Voices Literature & Writing:
- Identity Awareness
- Perspective Taking
- Conflict Resolution
- Family, Friends, and Community
- Social Awareness
- Democracy
For each program theme, there are grade-level-appropriate themes that build over the year and across grade levels.
The Voices Literature & Writing program framework
- provides all students equal access to the content of appealing, relevant, and culturally responsive literature through the Teacher Read-Aloud.
- invites active participation in focused listening, speaking, thinking, and writing activities that strengthen oral language, expand vocabulary, and deepen comprehension.
- improves student writing through minilessons that use models from the literature and build to a culminating, process-based writing project.
- is manageable and flexible for teachers because of its clear organization and adaptable format.
- will help you achieve the goals of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy.