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Literacy Begins at Home A Letter To Parents For literacy instruction in the classroom I use a research based literacy framework called Four Blocks. The Four Blocks Model is a multi-level framework for reading and writing instruction developed by Pat Cunningham and Dottie Hall of Wake Forest University and utilized by thousands elementary classrooms across the country and abroad. The framework incorporates, on a daily basis, four different basic approaches to the teaching of reading: Guided Reading/Comprehension, Self-Selected Reading, Writing and Working With Words. Doing all Four Blocks everyday provides instruction to meet the needs and learning levels of each child. These sites contain useful Four Blocks information and include many resources for teachers. Pat Cunningham's Site Cheryl Sigmon's Site Teachers.Net Four Blocks Four Blocks Goodies Page The Four Blocks Literacy Model WikEd Four Blocks Literacy Model Educational Gateway The Reading Lady Deb Smith's Blog Joe Fuhrmann's 4 Blocks Site Road to Reading Four Blocks at Gigglepotz Nancy Barnes' Four Blocks Site Four Blocks for the Upper Grades Teacher's Desk Education Commision of the States     Graphics by Graphic Garden