Research Article

A Balanced Literacy Initiative for One Suburban School District in the United States

Table 4

Teachers’ self-reported instruction.

Every dayA few days a weekWeekly A few days a monthMonthlyRarely or never

Phonemic awareness42.7%24.7%9.5%11.5%1.4%10.2%
Phonics47.2%20.0%13.5%13.9%1.5%3.9%
Vocabulary27.8%48.5%18.1%5.6%0.0%0.0%
Comprehension68.9%23.6%4.9%1.8%0.0%0.7%
Fluency49.7%33.5%9.4%3.9%1.4%2.1%
Grammar36.1%28.7%23.1%6.2%4.6%1.3%
Minilesson33.2%46.3%10.8%5.1%0.0%4.7%
Write process29.4%31.9%17.4%7.9%3.3%10.2%
Student Share20.2%28.3%38.3%9.8%2.8%0.6%
Handwriting28.9%27.9%11.9%12.1%0.0%19.1%
Ind. reading81.2%15.0%1.5%0.8%0.0%1.4%
Guided reading50.7%23.9%8.5%1.6%1.6%13.8%
Shared reading39.9%41.5%12.3%1.5%1.5%3.3%
Read aloud66.8%17.9%9.7%0.0%1.9%3.7%
Model writing22.2%41.1%21.5%11.1%0.0%4.0%
Shared writing5.9%46.5%25.2%8.0%0.6%13.7%
Ind. writing56.6%21.4%17.9%0.0%1.4%2.7%