Check out Pat Pavelka's book called Guided Reading Management. While you may not choose to do guided reading, it will help you with literacy center activities . Here's a site where you can order the book
<http://huskytrailpress.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=HP&Product_Code=GM1-3&Category_Code=B1> ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <mosaic@literacyworkshop.org> Sent: Monday, September 18, 2006 5:59 PM Subject: [MOSAIC] maybe OT-if so I apologize-independent literacy work >I am sorry if this is off topic, but I am really stuggling and had hoped >for > some advice. > > I teach third grade and during my ninety minute literacy block, 60 minutes > consists of small group and literacy stations. Last year I had an > assistant > to be a small group, I was a small group and one group of students was > working > on literacy stations. I no longer have an assistant available and I am > struggling with what the kids should/can do during that 20 minute rotation > without me. > > I am calling this time the thinking station, the majority of my class > reads > below grade level and they are not independent enough to read silently for > 20 > minutes. Also, they MUST produce a product of some sort each day for > accountability. (This part drives me nuts, what is wrong with just > reading for the > sake of enjoyment?) I am not allowed to let them do anything related to > grammar, or writing, unless it is in response to a book they have read. > Nothing > cross curricular either. > > > Any ideas? I am loosing my mind over this. > > Rosie > _______________________________________________ > Mosaic mailing list > Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. > _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
