Reading Block. Woah.

This is something I have been tackling since day one and I get the feeling I will continue to tackle for oh, the next 27 years or so. I've been pouring over website after website of people who seem to really have it going on when it come to literacy. I have been working to make mine work like I want it to. Our literacy block consist of shared reading, work stations, guided reading word work, and writing. It's a huge chunk of our day.

The first thing I tackled was organizing our work stations. Mine are modeled based on Debbie Diller's view on literacy. Although my stations continue to be a work in progress I am really happy with the station rotation cards and signs that I created. You can download these at the end of this post. All clipart is from Phillip Martin. You can find it all on his website, Phillip Martin Clip Art

We do two stations a day. The kids have a partner and their two pictures are beside each other on a pocket chart. On the same row as their picture is a blue card first and then a green card. The blue card is their first station and the green card is their second station. They rotate each day. I am still majorly learning how to make these work most effectively!!!

The things I am still working on are:

1. Making sure the kids are confident enough on the tasks found in each station so that they can independently complete them WELL.

2. Making sure the rotation of my station gets each student to each station one time through out a week.

3. Getting a manageable system created for getting the stations ready each week.

Any ideas?

Work Station Cards

Work Station Signs

Talk to Ya Soon!

Dee Dee