Epic Books is an online collection of over 40 000 titles of award-winning fiction, non-fiction, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics), biographies, graphic novels, DIY (Do It Yourself) and more. Sign up as an educator and the account is free. Epic Books can be used by teachers and students for read-alouds, shared reading, and independent reading time. Read-to-me and audiobook functions allow for the listening portion of a balanced literacy program. Teachers can use these books as part of interactive small group instruction for specific skills or strategies. They can also assign certain books and tasks for practice to individuals or groups.

Free for teachers - you must set up the free account and add students to your classroom in order to get a class code to provide to families. Then when students have that code, they can log in from home with free access.

Modelled Reading
Shared Reading
Scaffolded/Guided Reading
Independent Reading
These are all examined with the transfer of responsibility. This document should form the basis of a good reading program. All types of lessons must be included.

This PDF is a downloadable lesson to accompany "A Monster at School" by Amanda Huneke.
The lesson includes the following literacy focuses:
- Reading comprehension (making predictions, making connections)
- Phonological awareness (rhyming words)
- Fluency (read with expression)

Consider following the author on Facebook for other ideas @ https://www.facebook.com/richards.lovingliteracy/

PPTS for modules for:
-Modelled reading
-Shared reading
-Guided reading
-Independent reading

This is a series of Modules for Administrators from Saskreads.

The modules are comprehensive and provide information from the planning stages to implementation.

These excellent resources walk administrators through accomplishing the task at hand in a step by step manner.

Modules Include:
Family Engagement
Time Management (to provide extra literacy support)
Data Analysis
Building Your Data Team
School Data Review
Instructional Walks
Shared Reading
The Big Ideas of Reading
Building Literacy Teams
SCC Sharing Reading Supports
Environmental Walk
Being a Lead Learner
Developing Shared Beliefs

Shared Reading is an interactive reading experience that occurs when students join in or share the reading of a book or other text while guided and supported by a teacher. The teacher explicitly models the skills of proficient readers, including reading with fluency and expression. The shared reading model often uses oversized books (referred to as big books) with enlarged print and illustrations.

This short podcast (about 4 minutes) explores tips and suggestions for how to share a book at home with your child.  There isn't a wrong way to share a book - but we hope these tips help you have the best experience possible. 

There are a wealth of downloads available on this site that are very useful for Structured Literacy in Grades 3+
You will need to provide an email to download the resources.

Scroll down to find:
*Interactive Text Experience Planning Template - maximize shared reading and read alouds
*Strategic Thinking Moves - for language comprehension
*Reciprocal Teaching Tips & Grid - 4 key moves
*Lesson Template for Explicit Vocabulary Instruction
*Lesson Template for Morphology Instruction
*Example of Morphology Multi-Year Plan
*Phonics Template & Skills Progression
*Routine for Big Words
*Word Mapping Tools
*Fluency Self-Assessment Tool
*Decoding Inventory
& More!