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Debbie Diller Year: 2003224 pp/paperGrade Range: K-3
This book will help teachers solve the dilemma: What does the rest of my class do while I'm working with a small reading group? Debbie Diller offers practical suggestions for over a dozen literacy work stations that link to instruction and make preparation and management easy for teachers. Learn how to set up work stations, how to manage them, and how to keep them going throughout the year.
Each chapter includes:
Materials in both English and Spanish are provided in the extensive resource section. Throughout the book the author has included photos of literacy workstations from a variety of classrooms in which she has worked to illustrate the methods discussed in the text.
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ContentsChapter 1: What Is a Literacy Work Station? Chapter 2: How Do I Teach with and Manage Literacy Work Stations? Chapter 3: Classroom Library Chapter 4: Big Book Work Station Chapter 5: Writing Work Station Chapter 6: Drama Work Station Chapter 7: ABC/Word Study Work Station Chapter 8: Poetry Work Station Chapter 9: Other Possible Work Stations Chapter 10: Planning for Practice at Literacy Work Stations Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C Appendix D Appendix E Appendix F Appendix G Appendix H Appendix I References
Debbie has been a national consultant since 2000, but she still has "those 'back-to-school' dreams in the fall." After playing school in her childhood home's basement in Lititz, PA, she earned her bachelor's and master's degrees in Education.> More
Education Book Review - "In a market proliferated with products for teachers, this book stands out. Some might be skeptical of Diller's claim early in the book for work stations' support for individual student learning without a substantial increase in the teacher's workload."
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Podcast: Debbie Diller talks about the genesis of literacy work stationsThe concept has expanded to include a variety of students, teachers, and content areas.