Literacy Work Stations Workshop

Successful Reading Programs

Gradual Release of Responsibility

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Why Use Literacy Work Stations?

Comprehension

Fluency

Writing

Vocabulary

Phonics

What is Literacy Work Stations?

Literacy Work Stations Verses Traditional Centers

Literacy Work Stations•Materials are taught

with•Stations remain up all

year•Visit work stations

daily•Differentiated

materials•Teacher and students

create together•Teacher works with a

small group

Traditional Centers•New Material are

added•Centers are changed

weekly•Used if work is finished•All students do the

same work•Teacher prepares

everything•Small groups do the

same activity

Management of Independent Work Time

Quiet Independent Practice

Independent readingReading Response

Active Independent Practice

Literacy work stationsSmall groups

Management

Space

Time

Grades

• Floors• Walls• Corners• Desks

• Make a compromise

• Traditional grades• LWS Grades

Mini-lessons

Introducing a work station

Adding something

new

Reviewing or

reteaching

Please click to watch a video of a successful mini-lesson of asking questions while reading.

Management Boards

• Pocket charts

• Posters

• Bulletin boards

• Computers

• Walls

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Frequently Asked Questions

•How many students in one LWS?

•How many work stations?

•What work stations should I have?

•Where do I get the materials?

•How long should my students be in a LWS?

•What is some students finish early?

Answers!

•2 students

•Up to 8 or 10 stations

•Student needs and content

•Materials you already have

•20-30 minutes

•This will not happen!

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 Library

• Reading, writing, and talking about authors

• Recommending books

• Responding to books

• Keeping a reading log

Writing Work Station

Write a variety of things

Write a description

Author’s purpose

Expert writing

Picture books

Write summaries

Easy to Set up Work Stations

Listening

Buddy Reading

Spelling

Overhead

Computer

Handwriting

Newspaper Work Station

Want ads and articles

Headlines, pictures, and articles match

Student newspapers

Word Study Work Stations

• Scrabble• Sorts• Make words• Words within words• Word webs• Illustrate words• Dictionary work• Crossword puzzles• Wordy study games

Poetry

• Read• Write• Perform • Copy• Illustrate• Compare• Respond to• Memorize

Drama

• Guess the emotion

• Working with mood

• Write a script

• Add motions to poems

Differentiated Activities

Strategic Intervention

On Level

Advanced

What Should the Teacher be doing?

Assisting, guiding, and overseeing stations

Small groups

Why should I teach in Small Groups?

Please click to see what Debbie Diller says about small groups.

Managing 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 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 an example of a table

of how you implement small groups. Come up with groups and activities.

Watch!

Spotlight on Small Groups

Part 1

Part 2

Putting it All Together

Vocabulary

Phonics

Comprehension

Fluency

Writing

Evaluating 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