I am teaching a first grade class where there are several students who are advanced, a few average students, and several who are at the lower levels of reading. I am having difficulty with centers because the advanced students finish their centers quickly while the students who are at the lower levels are struggling to finish. During this time I do guided reading where I meet with the lower group almost everyday and I meet with the advanced group briefly 2 days out of the week. I have been giving the advanced group short chapter books where they choose 3 tasks that focus on comprehension, vocabulary, and fluency. They are to read the book and do the activities during center time either independently or with one of their group members. When we meet during guided reading we usually talk about what we think the book might be about, read a portion of the book, and when the assignment is due we discuss the book, parts we liked, questions, and the tasks the students had completed.
Does anyone have any suggestions how else I can challenge my advanced groups? Isabella _______________________________________________ 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.
