Teach students how to practice listening comprehension skills independently – so learning sticks
Simply Stations: Listening and Speaking shows how to ensure that elementary students are purposefully and effectively practicing listening comprehension, accountable talk, phonological awareness, oral language, and vocabulary skills every day. Your students will soon be purposefully engaged and making critical steps to owning their learning.
Debbie Diller has been refining literacy stations (sometimes called centers) for more than 40 years, working with thousands of teachers and students. In this book, she guides you step-by-step through planning for instruction that incorporates literacy standards, setting up and launching listening and speaking stations, varying and refreshing content throughout the year, to reflection and ongoing modification.
What stands out in this book is the full integration of instruction; Debbie shows how whole-group lessons transfer to stations work so students are practicing key skills independently – and gives you everything needed for success:
- Recommendations by grade level at every step, including grade-appropriate materials and audio resources for each station;
- Whole-group lesson plans, differentiated by grade level and based on key literacy standards, to introduce and support partner work;
- On-the-spot formative assessment ideas and troubleshooting tips;
- Ideas to improve English Language Learner’s language acquisition, including online Spanish-language materials;
- 30 time-saving downloadable resources for teachers and students to ensure success; and
- Dozens of full-color, real-classroom photos so you see the possibilities first-hand.
Simply Stations: Listening and Speaking gives you invaluable tips, solutions, and insight that can transform the way your students learn and practice listening and speaking skills. It’s time to boost the impact of your literacy stations!
Spis treści
Section 1: Literacy Stations Overview
Dear Reader
Literacy station basics and frequently asked questions
Getting started with stations
Management board how-to
Section 2: Listening & Speaking Station Basics
Why include this station?
What do students do at this station?
How do I keep stations varied & fresh?
What are the essential materials?
How do I set up stations?
How do I introduce the listening & speaking station?
What are some signs of success?
Section 3: Planning & Teaching for the Listening & Speaking Station
Start with solid planning
Use timeless standards as a guide
Teach for transfer: From Whole-group to Stations
Section 4: Listening & Speaking Station Reflection, Printables, and Resources
Reflection
Printables
Resources
O autorze
Debbie Diller, a national consultant and author, has been an early childhood/elementary educator for over 40 years. Debbie uses her experience as a classroom teacher, Title I reading specialist, and literacy coach to teach others about sensible, realistic ways to meet the differentiated literacy needs of all students in the classroom. She is known for her groundbreaking work on independent learning, small group instruction, and classroom design and has authored many books, videos, and an online course which are widely used in classrooms and universities throughout North America. Debbie′s latest book series, Simply Stations, was inspired by her work in classrooms (and a dream!) to answer the question, 'How do I provide meaningful practice for the rest of the class when I′m meeting with a small group?’
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