Document Type
Article
Language
eng
Format of Original
10 p.
Publication Date
12-2004
Publisher
International Reading Association
Source Publication
The Reading Teacher
Source ISSN
0034-0561
Abstract
The Anna Plan is a unique delivery model for enhancing schoolwide literacy instruction in the primary grades. Based on the principles of Reading Recovery and Four Blocks literacy instruction, it provides supplementary reading instruction through the distinctive use of teaching staff. Over six years, it has resulted in sweeping changes in the way literacy instruction occurs as well as noteworthy increases in children's reading abilities. This article gives a brief history of the authors' work within the Anna Plan, explains each of the model's seven tenets, and describes the research base that drives it. The focal point of the article is the detailed description of the organization and components of the five-day framework used to augment classroom reading and writing instruction. Finally, the authors recount how the Anna Plan has been embraced by two elementary schools and offer some conclusions about what contributes to the success of whole-class support models for early literacy.
Recommended Citation
Miles, Pamela A.; Stegle, Kathy W.; Hubbs, Karen G.; Henk, Bill; and Mallette, Marla H., "A Whole-Class Support Model for Early Literacy: The Anna Plan" (2004). College of Education Faculty Research and Publications. 32.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/edu_fac/32
Comments
Accepted version. The Reading Teacher, Vol. 58, No. 4 (December 2004): 318-327. DOI. © 2004 International Reading Association. Used with permission.