Literacy+Centers

= Practice = Literacy centers can enhance reading programs in grades K-5.

Why use literacy centers?

 * Allows for small group instruction with teacher
 * Allows for differentiated instruction, meeting students needs
 * Can incorporate the 5 essential components to reading
 * “explicit” instructional strategies can be developed for groups/individual children

What to include in Literacy centers?

 * Specified learning objectives-aligned with core instruction(not activity for “activity sake”)
 * Activities related to 1 or more of the 5 essential reading components
 * Activities previously introduced in some form
 * Activities that students have demonstrated some mastery with

= [|IS Resources] =

Video
Keeping All Your Students Learning While You Teach Reading Groups Make Reservation 15411-2 Launching Literacy Stations:Mini-Lessons for Managing and Sustaining Independent Work, K-3. Debbie Diller(DVD) Make Reservation 15570-5

Professional Books
Literacy work stations: making centers work. Diller, Debbie. Make Reservation 372.6 DIL Practice with purpose: literacy work stations for grades 3-6. Diller, Debbie. Make Reservation 372.6 DIL

= Web Resources =

The following websites offer ideas for beginning, planning and organzing literacy centers. Great for someone who is just started out. [|Little Giraffe's Literacy centers] Additional links for literacy centers are also provided on this site. [|Shari Sloan- Literacy Centers] Scroll down on her home page and click on Literacy Centers. Printable ideas included. [|Teaching Heart-Literacy center] On this site you will see pictures of center ideas in action. [|Internet 4 classrooms] Index to a great collection of sites for grades k-6.

Kid Sites to use during literacy centers:
[|Starfall] [|Clifford] [|Learning Planet]