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What is Four Blocks Net?

Welcome to The Four Blocks Net...your source for all things Four Blocks.  If you are just wanting information on what Four Blocks is about, or if you need training or just need a book on the subject, The Four Blocks Net is the right place for you.

Sign up for the Four Blocks Net Newsletter and get updates on changes, new books and upcoming training opportunities.

Visit The Four Blocks Net Blog and get more information from real world implementations.  Share with others your success stories and hear how the trainers work with schools on implementation of the Framework.

Find additional reference materials here.  These materials are provided by trainers and presenters and are provided for you at no cost!

Need to purchase some of the books?  The Four Blocks Shop is here to provide you with everything you need to implement and maintain the Four Blocks Literacy Framework.

The Four Blocks Literacy Frame Work

The Four-Blocks® Literacy Model incorporates four different approaches into one to teach children to read and write.

     Guided Reading
     Self-Selected Reading
     Writing
     and
     Working with Words

Each block is used on a daily basis to create the framework for a solid reading and writing program.  Together they provide a reading and writing strategy that can't be matched.

The Four Blocks Literacy Model is designed for Kindergarten (Building Blocks), Grades 1-3 (Four Blocks) and grades 4-8 (Big Blocks.  Materials supporting all three areas are printed by Carson Dellosa and sold at The Four Blocks Shop.

Training is available from Arens Consulting and other consultants.

What is Four Blocks?

The Four-Blocks® framework was developed by teachers who believed that to be successful in teaching ALL children to read and write, we were going to have to do it ALL!

Doing it all meant incorporating on a daily basis the different approaches to beginning reading. The Four-Blocks®--Guided Reading, Self Selected Reading, Writing and Words--represent four different approaches to teaching children to read.

Daily instruction in all Four-Blocks® provides numerous and varied opportunities for all children to learn to read and write. Doing all Four-Blocks® acknowledges that children do not all learn in the same way and provides substantial instruction to support whatever learning personality a child comes with.

The other big difference between children--their different literacy levels--is accomplished by using a variety of formats to make each block as multilevel as possible--providing additional support for children who struggle and additional challenges for children who catch on quickly.

The Four-Blocks® framework was developed in 1989-90 in one first grade classroom (Cunningham, P. M., Hall, D. P. & Defee, M, 1991. Non-ability grouped, multilevel instruction: A year in a first grade classroom. Reading Teacher, 44, 566-571. ).

The Official site for The Four Blocks Literacy Model.

 

What is The Four Blocks Blog?

The Four Blocks Net is excited to offer the Four Blocks Blog.  Our blog is a place to listen and learn from presenters and peers from all over.  Read and learn what leading consultants are doing to implement and provide ongoing strategy to schools that are just starting, or have been doing Four Blocks for years!

The principle content provider for The Four Blocks Blog is Amanda Arens, but other presenters respond and can provide content.  (Interested in Posting? - Click Here)

 

What is The Four Blocks Newsletter?

More than just a newsletter, we attempt to provide you with announcements and information about The Four Blocks Literacy Model. 

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