Literacy Stations

We started a very fun and exctiting new activity in our classroom this week! We began visiting literacy stations. Each day, small groups of students will visit a different reading station, which allows them to practice the skills learned during Readers Workshop. At this point in the year, most of our literacy stations are focused around retelling. Students are encouraged to retell the books they read to their neighboors or groups. Their retellings should include such story elements as the characters and setting, as well as events from the beginning, middle, and end of the story. Educational research supports retelling as a stepping stone towards conventional reading, and each of our students will be testing on their retelling skills within the next couple of weeks.

Here are some pictures from our first week of literacy stations:
Reading Star Books


Reader's Theater


Reading on Bean Bags


Partner Reading


Listening to books on tape