K-3rd - 90 Minute Literacy Block
90 Minute Literacy Block
Grades K-3
Every K-3 classroom needs to provide students with at least 90 minutes of literacy instruction. This time can be made up of whole group and small group instruction.
Daily Recommendation:
- A 90 minute uninterrupted literacy block (approx. 30 minute whole group & 60 minute small group instruction. Morning Meeting, Heggerty Time and Calendar are also great components of the literacy block.
The following examples are considered interruptions:
- Lunch/Recess
- Specials/MAPS
- Pull out intervention during whole group instruction