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Practice With Purpose: Literacy Work Stations for Grades 3-6

Practice With Purpose: Literacy Work Stations for Grades 3-6 9781571103956
In her 30 years as an educator, Debbie Diller has closely examined classroom practice, asking ""Why? What's the purpose?"" Watching primary students work successfully at literacy work stations, she wondered with teachers, ""Why don't we have upper-grade students doing this? Could we kick it up a notch?""In her new book, Debbie shows teachers of grades three-to-six how to structure their classrooms so that all students can be successful doing meaningful independent work using literacy work stations.Practice with Purpose offers guidance on establishing routines for independent reading and response writing, as well as step-by-step instructions on how to set up and manage a variety of hands-on literacy work stations appropriate for intermediate students. Each chapter includes:how to introduce the station;innovative ways to use materials;what to model to guarantee independence;how to troubleshoot;assessment and accountability ideas;how the station supports student achievement on state tests;reflection questions for professional development.The extensive appendix includes time-saving tools such as management board icons, graphic organizers, task cards, and recommended Web sites and children's literature.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------ContentsAcknowledgments1. What is a Literacy Work Station?2. Management of Independent Work3. Independent Reading and the Classroom Library4. Response Writing and the Writing Work Station5. Easy-to-Set-Up Work Stations6. Word Study Work Station7. Poetry Work Station8. Content-Area Work Stations9. Drama Work StationAppendixesAWeb exclusive: Appendix A in SpanishBCDEFGHReferences--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Reviews--------------------------------------------------------------------------------About the AuthorDebbie Diller travels around the country helping Pre-K through sixth-grade teachers make literacy more purposeful for their students. As a national consultant, she leads workshops and helps teachers set up literacy work stations and small group instruction in their classrooms. She draws on her experience as a classroom teacher, Title I reading specialist, literacy coach, and consultant/author to teach others about sensible, realistic ways to meet the needs of all students. Debbie is also the author of Literacy Work Stations: Making Centers Work(Stenhouse, 2003).
9781571103956
  • Title:Practice With Purpose
  • Author:Debbie Diller
  • Publishing House:Stenhouse
  • Publication Date:2005
  • ISBN-13:9781571103956
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