Rosie This is a great book that also offers ways to differentiate centers based on student ability. This is the K-2 version but there is a 3-5 version. Literacy Work Stations: Making Centers Work (Paperback) by Debbie Diller (Author) http://www.amazon.com/Literacy-Work-Stations-Making-Centers/dp/ 1571103538/sr=1-1/qid=1158629519/ref=pd_bbs_1/102-761845 I hope it helps. Sue On Sep 18, 2006, at 5:59 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I am sorry if this is off topic, but I am really stuggling and had > hoped for > some advice. > > I teach third grade and during my ninety minute literacy block, 60 > minutes > consists of small group and literacy stations. Last year I had an > assistant > to be a small group, I was a small group and one group of students > was working > on literacy stations. I no longer have an assistant available and > I am > struggling with what the kids should/can do during that 20 minute > rotation > without me. > > I am calling this time the thinking station, the majority of my > class reads > below grade level and they are not independent enough to read > silently for 20 > minutes. Also, they MUST produce a product of some sort each day for > accountability. (This part drives me nuts, what is wrong with just > reading for the > sake of enjoyment?) I am not allowed to let them do anything > related to > grammar, or writing, unless it is in response to a book they have > read. Nothing > cross curricular either. > > > Any ideas? I am loosing my mind over this. > > Rosie > _______________________________________________ > Mosaic mailing list > [email protected] > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http:// > literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. > _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
