Practice with Purpose

Literacy Work Stations for Grades 3-6

Debbie Diller

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2023
• ISBN:
  9781003843450
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Education
• Subtopic: Professional Development

In her 30 years as an educator, Debbie Diller has closely examined classroom practice, asking Why? What's the purpose? Watching primary students work successfully at literacy work stations, she wondered with teachers, Why don't we have upper-grade students doing this? Could we kick it up a notch? In her new book, Debbie shows teachers of grades three-to-six how to structure their classrooms so that all students can be successful doing meaningful independent work using literacy work stations. Practice with Purpose offers guidance on establishing routines for independent reading and response writing, as well as step-by-step instructions on how to set up and manage a variety of hands-on literacy work stations appropriate for intermediate students. Each chapter includes: how to introduce the station;innovative ways to use materials;what to model to guarantee independence;how to troubleshoot; assessment and accountability ideas; how the station supports student achievement on state tests; reflection questions for professional development. The extensive appendix includes time-saving tools such as management board icons, graphic organizers, task cards, and recommended Web sites and children's literature.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Dedication
• Copyright Page
• Table of Contents
• Acknowledgments
• 1 What Is a Literacy Work Station?
• 2 Management of Independent Work Time
• 3 Independent Reading and the Classroom Library
• 4 Response Writing and the Writing Work Station
• 5 Easy–to–Set–Up Work Stations
• 6 Word Study Work Station
• How to Solve Problems That May Arise
• 7 Poetry Work Station
• 8 Content-Area Work Stations
• 9 Drama Work Station
• Appendix A Icons and Management Tools for Work Stations
• Appendix B Resources for Comprehension, Fluency, Phonics, and Vocabulary
• Appendix C Resources for Response Writing and the Writing Work Station
• Appendix D Resources for Easy–to–Set–Up Work Stations
• Appendix E Resources for the Word Study Work Station
• Appendix F Resources for the Poetry Work Station
• Appendix G Resources for Content–Area Work Stations
• Appendix H Resources for the Drama Work Station