LLI? GRP? ZPD? LOL!
Leveled Literacy Intervention (LLI) is the program and set of leveled books I use to plan Guided Reading Plus (GRP) lessons. These lessons are conducted daily, in the classroom with a small group of students who share similar literacy needs. We meet as a group each day, in addition to the classroom teacher's reading instruction. The goal of intervention is to bring children to grade level achievement by providing a "double dose" of instruction and support.
Through the systematically designed lessons of LLI, and the intentional planning of GRP, learning is co-constructed through both reading and writing. Children are supported to work within their Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD) as they expand their knowledge of words and how they work. Over a span of two lessons, children read several books, participate in comprehension conversations, write about reading, and receive explicit teaching in phonics principles.
LLI is an early intervention. When you intervene early, the chances of closing any gaps between below-level and on-level performance are far greater. Before a child falls behind we can help him or her get back on track and benefit fully from the reading and writing instruction that is being provided by the classroom teacher. Most important though, is to help build the skills, problem solving strategies and confidence that will foster a life-long love for reading!
"The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more you learn, the more places you'll go."
- Dr. Seuss, I Can Read With My Eyes Shut!
Through the systematically designed lessons of LLI, and the intentional planning of GRP, learning is co-constructed through both reading and writing. Children are supported to work within their Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD) as they expand their knowledge of words and how they work. Over a span of two lessons, children read several books, participate in comprehension conversations, write about reading, and receive explicit teaching in phonics principles.
LLI is an early intervention. When you intervene early, the chances of closing any gaps between below-level and on-level performance are far greater. Before a child falls behind we can help him or her get back on track and benefit fully from the reading and writing instruction that is being provided by the classroom teacher. Most important though, is to help build the skills, problem solving strategies and confidence that will foster a life-long love for reading!
"The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more you learn, the more places you'll go."
- Dr. Seuss, I Can Read With My Eyes Shut!