This module focused on literacy centers and how to effectively
use them in your classroom. Literacy centers shouldn’t be busy work, but they
should be an opportunity for children to collaborate with peers and have hands
on learning opportunities. During literacy centers students are able to participate
in the four components of literacy which are reading, writing, speaking, and
listening. This time also allows teachers to work directly with small groups of
students to reinforce previously taught skills, work on reading and writing
strategies, or whatever the teacher deems beneficial to those students.
Literacy centers are flexible and can change to meet the needs of the students.
I am also interested in the book by Debbie Diller that was
previewed within this module. I used a couple of her books in a previous class
and found them very useful. She has many great ideas regarding literacy centers
and how to effectively administer them. I would like to read more of her book Spaces and Places because organizing my
classroom is an area I would like to improve in. There are endless options for
how to arrange your classroom furniture and organize supplies, and I have found
this task to be somewhat overwhelming at times. I am always interested in getting
tips from others or seeing other classrooms to get new ideas and this book
provides that opportunity.
