What+is+a+Literacy+Work+Station



==Centers are learning stations set up by the teacher around a classroom, where student can visit and explore ideas in an organized sequence. (Zemelman, Daniels, Hyde, 2005) ==

 Centers have traditionally been areas in the classroom where students can visit to actively participate in their learning. It provides an area where students can practice skill that they are familiar with. In recent years teachers have begun being more intentional in their practice and now focus on providing more intentional learning centers that focus on skills they feel are most beneficial to their students.

Read this ariticle from Literacy Work Stations: Making Centers Work by Debbie Diller. [|What is a Literacy Work Station]

Literacy Work Stations defined:

=
literacy work station is an area within the classroom where students do work alone or interact with one another, using instructional materials to explore and expand their literacy. It is a place where a variety of activities reinforce, and/or extend learning, often without assistance of the classroom teacher. It is a time for children to practice reading, writing, speaking, listening, and working with letters and words. ======

I have divided this site by possible work stations. Click on the work station you are working on and explore all the possibilities. ABC Work Station Drama Work Station Independent Reading Station Poetry Work Station Word Work Station