literacy work stations workshop. successful reading programs
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Gradual Release of Gradual Release of ResponsibilityResponsibility
Teacher Student
More Less Teacher Control Teacher Control
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Management of Independent Management of Independent Work Time Work Time
Quiet Independent Practice
Independent readingReading Response
Active Independent Practice
Literacy work stationsSmall groups
Management BoardsManagement Boards
• Pocket charts
• Posters
• Bulletin boards
• Computers
• Wallskyrene.org
I Can Lists!I Can Lists!
I can…Read the news articles first.Circle the main idea of one article. Write a
summary about it.Then use the pens to do the activities on the last
page.If you finish, choose another article to read.Clean up when finished. Close the pen tightly.
(Diler, 2005, p. 29)
Classroom LibraryClassroom Library
• Reading, writing, and talking about authors
• Recommending books
• Responding to books
• Keeping a reading log
Writing Work StationWriting Work Station Write a variety of things
Write a description
Author’s purpose
Expert writing
Picture books
Write summaries
Newspaper Work StationNewspaper Work Station
Want ads and articles
Headlines, pictures, and articles match
Student newspapers
Word Study Work StationsWord Study Work Stations
• Scrabble• Sorts• Make words• Words within words• Word webs• Illustrate words• Dictionary work• Crossword puzzles• Wordy study
games
What Should the Teacher be What Should the Teacher be doing?doing?
Assisting, guiding, and overseeing stations
Small groups
Why should I teach in Small Why should I teach in Small Groups?Groups?
Please click to see what Debbie Diller says about small groups.
Managing Small GroupsManaging Small Groups• size of each group• number of days per week
each group attends• number of minutes per
day • type of lesson structure
for each group• content and level of the
lesson
(Kosanovich, Ladinsky, Nelson, & Torgesen, n.d.)
Organizing Small GroupsOrganizing Small GroupsMonday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Group Stars, Circles Diamonds Stars Diamonds Circles
Activity Leveled readers
Leveled readers
Syllable patterns
High frequency words
Mystery word
Notes
With your group, come up with With your group, come up with an example of a table of how an example of a table of how you implement small groups. you implement small groups.
Come up with groups and Come up with groups and activities. activities.
Evaluating Your StudentsEvaluating Your Students
• Literacy Work StationsChecklistObservationsGrades
• Small GroupsChecklistObservationsAssessments
How Would You Use Literacy Work Stations?
Now you are going to get a chance to create your own class literacy work
stations! Listen for further instructions!
ReferencesDiller, D. (2003). Literacy work station: making stations work. Portland, Maine: Stenhouse Publishers.Diller, D. (2005). Practice with purpose: literacy work stations for grades 3-6. Portland, Maine:
Stenhouse Publishers. Diller, D. (November 11, 2009). Spotlight on small groups: part 1. Stenhouse Publishers. Retrieved July
20, 2010, from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lM_roXStSzsDiller, D. (November 11, 2009). Spotlight on small groups: part 1. Stenhouse Publishers. Retrieved July
20, 2010, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYYV-iMUA4Q&feature=relatedDiller, D. (July 20, 2009). Why teach small groups. Stenhouse Publishers. Retrieved July 20, 2010, from
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8if72ROI7ws&feature=relatedKosanovich, M., Ladinsky,K., Nelson, L., & Torgesen, J.(n.d.). Differentiated reading instruction: small
group alternative lesson structures for all students. Florida center for reading research. Retrieved July 15, 2010, from http://www.fcrr.org/assessment/pdf/smallgroupalternativelessonstructures.pdf
Literacy work stations. (2009). Kyrene School District No. 28. Retrieved August 5, 2010, from http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/u/kyrene?q=cache:0wPUjl46jswJ:www.kyrene.org/staff/jsorge/litworkstations/Literacy%2520Work%2520Station.ppt+literacy+work+stations&cd=2&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us&ie=UTF-8
Maiers, A. (February 21, 2010. 1st grade mini-lesson. Retrieved July 20, 2010, from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWDZqopREwg&feature=related