LITERACY CENTERS
Presenters will share strategies for small group interaction to develop reading and writing skills.
Literacy centers offer meaningful learning experiences where students work independently or collaboratively to meet literacy goals. At the same time, centers give teachers the opportunity to focus on specific areas of study.
Typical primary grade literacy centers can include:
Alphabet Center - especially for first graders, a continued focus on learning upper and lower-case letters is an important part of your literacy centers. Use the Beginning Sound Materials and Beginning Blend and Digraph Materials to help grade level 1-3 students master the use of alphabet letters in building words, learning blends and digraphs.
Word Study Center - you can implement the Teaching Resource Center Task Cards for Comprehensive Literacy Model to implement word building and vocabulary development activities for students at all levels (emergent, early and transitional).
Independent/Buddy Reading - have students read passages to each other or let them spend time reading alone.
Literacy Games - games and puzzles are always a great way to make literacy centers more fun and give students plenty of variety.
Reading/Writing Journals - tools such as the Words Writing Books and My Very Own ABC Book give kids a chance to write stories about pictures, record their thoughts about stories, etc.
Literature Circle/Book Club - teaching kids to really love reading can be a challenge; a book club center is one way to help them learn to enjoy reading and sharing with friends!
Source: Read more at Teaching Resource Center, April 2009. Implementing Literacy Centers in the Primary Classroom. Retrieved from (https://www.trcabc.com/blogs/teacher-resources/8570481-implementing-literacy-centers-in-the-primary-classroom)
More ideas on how to implement and manage literacy Centers