1. Loving Literacy Centers in the Early Childhood Classroom
LEADERS IN LITERACY CONFERENCE
Loving Literacy Centers in the Early Childhood Classroom
Power point template opening slide
Aiken County Public School District
January 13, 2017
Vikki Gaillard,
Kate Hough,

2. Essential Question
As teachers of literacy, how can we structure a classroom that is compliant with the Reader’s and Writer’s Workshop model, while maintaining educational integrity toward meaningful and engaging literacy activities?
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3. Participant Meeting Outcomes
As a result of attending this session, participants will
gain ideas for easy, low cost centers
gain confidence in implementing literacy centers in EC
receive an optional list of items to be purchased (resources)
Collaborate!
Win a Door Prize!
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4. Sign in Reminder Door Prizes- based on number
Have your card scanned for PD recertification credits
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5. Make it Work for You Literacy Centers will vary across Grade level
Academic year
Student interest
Teacher preference
There is no perfect formula!
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6. What are Literacy Stations?
Independent
Reinforce
Enrich
Practice, practice, practice
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7. Implementation to Independence
To relieve early frustrations during implementation:
Free yourself up to PLAY! This allows you to model appropriate behavior provide clear, explicit instructions.
Free yourself up to BE FREE- FLOWING! Allow a gradual release of responsibility. Also, create a risk free environment.
Free yourself up to FREEDOM! Choose activities that are appropriate.
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8. Waterford
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9. Nuts and Bolts Tic- Tac- Toe
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10. Looking for Labels Sight Word Bowling
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11. Find- It Sight Word Jenga
Letter Books resources: Fountas and Pinnell Website for printables, Little Letter Books from
H is for hat.
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12. Cube- It Play with Clay
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13. ABC Road Trip Map My Town
Small car resources: Oriental Trading
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14. Gabby is on the green slide.
Map My Town
Gabby is on the green slide.
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15. Letter Features/ Mat Man
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16. Alphabet Sorting aiken county public school district
Letter Links resource: Warehouse order of Reading Recovery materials
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17. SnapWords
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18. ABC Activate and Acquaint Broaden and Benefit Collaborate and Create
Activate prior knowledge from PPT and acquaint yourself with stations
Broaden and Benefit
Next level of learning, efficiency, supporting themes, cross curricular.
Collaborate and Create
Share session
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19. Share and Show We Care (door prizes!)
These are ideas shared by our colleagues during the Collaborate and Create portion: Sight Word Cube-It is available for free on TPT. SnapWords has an app that may be purchased for $4.99. High Five Hands is an alternative idea to Secret Password for sight word reinforcement. This idea can be found on Pinterest. Nuts and Bolts CVC words- Give pictures of CVC words and have students “build” the words, then write them. IE: Students place P- I- G nuts on a long bolt to coincide with the picture of a pig. Thank You for all the Great Ideas!
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20. Participant Meeting Outcomes
As a result of attending this session, participants will
gain ideas for easy, low cost centers
gain confidence in implementing literacy centers in EC
receive an optional list of items to be purchased
Collaborate!
Win a Door Prize!
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21. Resources aiken county public school district
No need for paper copies!
SnapWords
Child1st.com
Map My Town
Lakeshore Learning
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ABC Road Trip
Playdough to Plato
Cube- It
Teachers Pay Teachers
Mat- Man/
Handwriting Without Tears
Vikki Gaillard,
Kate Hough,
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