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ILA (Integrated Language Arts)

Components of ILA:

• Reader’s Workshop
• Writer’s Workshop
• Read Alouds
• Shared Reading
• Word Study

Within reader’s workshop students:

• are introduced to a new strategy each day.
• read for an uninterrupted, extended period of time each day while increasing reading stamina.
• shop for “just right” books.
• receive one to one or small group instruction.
• talk about books with a reading partner and/or book club members.

Within writer’s workshop students:

• are introduced to a new writing strategy each day.
• are introduced to a “mentor text” to use as a model for writing.
• write for an uninterrupted, extended period of time each day while increasing writing stamina.
• receive one to one and/or small group writing instruction.
• talk about writing with a writing partner.
• Become “authors” during writing celebrations!

During the read aloud students:

• listen as the teacher models the use of the active reading strategies.
• build vocabulary.
• increase comprehension as they “turn and talk”.
• respond to literature.

During shared reading students:

• use published writing as an anchor to learn a new strategy or skill.
• share a copy of text with the teacher.
• read along with the teacher (K-2)

During word study students:

• increase sight vocabulary.
• engage in sorting activities based on his/her developmental spelling level.

(All grammar skills are embedded into each component of the workshop model.)