[MOSAIC] centers

[Isabella Lucia Scivetti]

I am teaching a first grade class where there are several students who  
are advanced, a few average students, and several who are at the lower  
levels of reading. I am having difficulty with centers because the  
advanced students finish their centers quickly while the students who  
are at the lower levels are struggling to finish. During this time I  
do guided reading where I meet with the lower group almost everyday  
and I meet with the advanced group briefly 2 days out of the week. I  
have been giving the advanced group short chapter books where they  
choose 3 tasks that focus on comprehension, vocabulary, and fluency.  
They are to read the book and do the activities during center time  
either independently or with one of their group members. When we meet  
during guided reading we usually talk about what we think the book  
might be about, read a portion of the book, and when the assignment is  
due we discuss the book, parts  we liked, questions, and the tasks the  
students had completed.

Does anyone have any suggestions how else I can challenge my advanced groups?

Isabella