Literacy Center Activities
Florida Center for Reading Research
www.fcrr.org
"Student Center Activities"
During the Spring 2004 Florida Reading First school site visits, staff from the Florida Center for Reading Research (FCRR) determined that teachers may benefit from classroom materials that would be immediately useful in implementing independent student center activities.
During 2004-2005, a team of teachers at FCRR collected ideas and created materials for use in kindergarten and first grade classrooms.
There are three books:
1. Phonological Awareness and Phonics Student Center Activities
2. Fluency, Vocabulary, and Comprehension Student Center Activities
3. Teacher Resource Guide
The first two books contain Activity Plans and Activity Masters that are ready for immediate use in classrooms. The third book is an informative guide offering important insight on differentiated instruction and how to use the student center materials. The Teacher Resource Guide and the two activity books have been distributed to all Reading First kindergarten and first grade teachers in Florida. In 2005-2006, similar materials for second and third grade classrooms will be developed.
When considering Florida’s formula, 5 + 3 + ii + iii = No Child Left Behind, please note that each instructional component is covered in the student center activities books. In addition, the activities will directly support your efforts to provide effective initial instruction, because they will help you to provide differentiated instruction to meet the needs of every child.
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