Self-Selected Reading

4 Blocks Literacy Framework

Four Blocks is a multimethod, multilevel literacy framework developed by Pat Cunningham and Dottie Hall of Wake Forest University and utilized by thousands elementary classrooms.

Self-Selected Reading Block Overview

Focus:
Build fluency in reading •Build confidence by allowing students to work with text most appropriate to their reading level •Allow students to read books they are interested in

Segment One:	5 - 10 minutes
Teacher read aloud to students •Variety of levels, topic, and authors are selected
Segment Two:	15 - 20 minutes
Students read from books in their group’s book basket –real reading, –picture walk, or –retell familiar stories •Teacher holds conferences with 1/5 of the students
Segment Three	(5 - 10 minutes)
One or two students share what they have read in the Reader's Chair Classmates ask the reader questions. (Teachers should model appropriate questions).

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