Balanced Literacy Framework:
Curriculum and Instruction Responsibilities
 

Curriculum and Instruction Responsibilities
Assessment Responsibilities
Professional Development Responsibilities
Program Evaluation Responsibilities

District

Establish priorities in standards, curriculum, instruction, intervention, and assessment.

Provide literacy curriculum supervision.

Provide continuous training for implementation and use of materials and technology to accomplish district literacy goals.

Train administrators on evaluation of literacy curriculum and instruction.

Determine a systematic reading level guide that measures student reading growth.

Future goal of creating academic allotments, such as Literacy Coaches, in every elementary school.

Administrator

Incorporate literacy goals and strategies in school accountability plan.

Evaluate and give feedback to teachers in alignment with the literacy plan.

Provide opportunities grade-level/departmental groups to meet to analyze literacy strategies, assessment data and student work.

Provide continuous support for implementation and use of literacy materials and technology to accomplish district literacy goals.

Teacher

Use research-based practices and data analysis including student work consistently to make informed decisions.

Develop instruction to increase student literacy independence.

Provide a differentiated, balanced literacy program.

Select materials and methods to accomplish literacy goals. Use technology resources to improve students’ literacy achievement and proficiency.

Deliver direct, explicit instruction of standards-based literacy instruction.