Cara Whitehead, NBCT John S. Jones Elementary Rainbow City, AL January 2014

What is a rigorous literacy center? How do I decide if my literacy centers are rigorous? Where can I find ideas for more rigorous centers? What are some methods for assessing literacy centers?

R IGOR M ADE E ASY E – Engages all students A –Accommodates all learners S – Scaffolds learning Y – Yields results

Provides students with multiples opportunities to read and write Engages students in meaningful experiences Allows for collaboration to aid in reading comprehension Supports improvement in reading comprehension, language, social, and writing development Facilitates problem solving through exploration, discoveries, and creations

Have I supported guided reading instruction by TAKING IT TO THE TEXT? Is it engaging and motivating? What is the purpose of the center? Do I have the required resources? Have I modeled the center? Are the directions explicit? Does each center include reading and writing activities? Are the activities accommodating students on all levels? Are multiple opportunities for collaboration provided? Does the center provide real world applications? Handout: Quick Tips for Launching Stations by Debbie Diller

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Handout: Components of Reading at Literacy Work Stations

Rigor (engages all students) Relevance (real world applications) Reading (take it to the text) Relationships (collaboration)

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