[MOSAIC] Centers/Literacy Stations--

[Kukonis at aol.com]

Jean.... at Columbia Lucy talks about centers but she calls them literacy  
centers and they all center around books... much like Melissa and Beverly  
described.... book clubs, or theme oriented, author centers, strategy  based... 
read alone, read with a partner, read with a group, and listening  centers.
 
 
In a message dated 5/26/2008 5:20:30 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
jeanb50 at comcast.net writes:

Thank  you all who responded to my query regarding Centers and  Literacy
Stations,
especially Melissa and Beverly.  I have ordered  the Daily Five and am
looking forward
to reading it with new  eyes.

My 'fear' of returning to centers stems from a view that kids  were
doing 'busy work' while I was trying to work with a group.  At  least that is
how I saw
these centers in the past and was glad to see  them go!!

I feel , after 30 years in the professions, that I  have come a long way
since those days. I didn';t want to think I was going  back to more of the
same.  You know how
the pendulum swings in  education.  Saying that, I certainly believe that
kids learn from each  other.
The conversations that occur in my classes between all  learners  is
something
I am proud of.

I believe that all I  have learned from this list-serve, and realwriting
teachers, has  given
me a new energy to do what is right for my kids.

Thanks again  to everyone for your insight and thoughtful answers  ...
Jean/NJ



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