For my Lit Stations (primarily primary) I use Debbie Diller's Literacy Work Stations and Chapter 8 of Apprenticeship in Literacy by Linda Dorn. I also surf the net to find great resources for Lit centers. I'm always thinking of how I can take what I just taught whole group or small group, and turn it into a center. For instance, we use the Bear & Templeton Word Sorting books for our spelling/phonics. Once we have sorted those as a class, then they go into the word sorting/building center. I want the activities in Lit Centers to support what I'm teaching, giving students indepedent practice and the opportunity to transfer new learing. Most of my strategy instruction comes from Debbie Miller's Reading with Meaning and Linda Dorn's Teaching for Deep Comprehension. Both are excellent resources for primary comprehension instruction. The Happy Reading video's that go with the Reading for Meaning book are excellent too! Hope this is helpful! Kelli
Carol Simoneau <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Cindy, The very best resources that I've found for literacy centers are Debbie Diller's books. They are very teacher-friendly and well worth the investment. For primary: Literacy Work Stations: Making Centers Work (Paperback) by Debbie Diller (Author) For 3-6: Practice With Purpose: Literacy Work stations for Grades 3-6 (Paperback) by Debbie Diller (Author) Carol on 9/24/06 10:16 AM, Cindy at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Kelli, What do you use for literacy centers? I still have never set any up > and I'd like to know what other people use. I teach 2nd and I would like to > get some set up. Do you use the Mosaic strategies for your strategy based > mini-lessons? Cindy/VA/2nd > > "I'd either do Shared Reading, where you model the strategies/skills your kids > need to know and apply in their guided reading or do a strategy based > mini-lesson. This block would be 15-20 minutes. Then I'd spend the rest of > my time with small group reading instruction while the other students rotate > thru literacy centers, read or write independently, or do a reading response." > _______________________________________________ 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. _______________________________________________ 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.
