What is a ”Balanced” approach to reading instruction to year 1 students

Write an essay that consists of the following three parts: Part 1: Definitions and explanations of a “Balanced” approach and the “Big 6” Part 2: Explanation of how you will teach the Big 6 to a Year 1 class Part 3: Explanation of how you will help children work towards some descriptors from the WA Curriculum that are related to the Big 6. In your essay you should draw on current theory and examples of best practice, making reference to at least six references from scholarly sources, including at least four current journal articles.