Theme-based instruction to support the language arts curriculum
Balanced Literacy™ is a year-long interactive program that supports and supplements
any language arts curriculum. Nine units are built around animal themes with engaging
graphics and animated songs that introduce each word family. Anchor Books introduce
patterned language, sight vocabulary, and word families. In addition, more than 200
computer-based phonics activities help students develop decoding skills.
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A balanced approach
Designed by experts in literacy and special education, Balanced Literacy addresses the essential elements of
reading instruction and provides a sequential approach to early literacy that integrates:
- Guided reading
- Supported writing
- Word study
- Phonics activities
- Multisensory reinforcement
- Extensive practice
Support for success
Balanced Literacy provides:
- Theme-based Anchor Books
- Repetition and practice
- Auditory support
- Immediate assessment
- Student portfolios
- Correlations to standards
- Special needs support
- Teacher support
Includes writing activities
The Primary Writing 3 CD-ROM, from the IntelliTools ReadyMade Curriculum Activities line, provides guided writing
activities that correspond to Balanced Literacy’s nine topic areas. Structured phonics instruction, encoding (spelling)
activities, and story-writing games emphasize grammar and usage.
Research Demonstrates Significant Improvement
Balanced Literacy was developed under a grant from the National Institute of Child Health and
Human Development, National Institutes of Health, and extensively researched and tested with students nationally,
with excellent results.
Students in both the experimental and criterion groups were pre- and post-tested by a special research team,
using professionally validated and previously validated tests. Post-test results for both groups indicated an
overall improvement in reading, and students in the experimental group showed substantial gains in reading, with
some doubling and even quadrupling of pre-test scores. Students also demonstrated increased motivation and
confidence in themselves as “readers.”
Full research report (PDF)
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