Try, try again (Watch me read)

Diller, Debbie

Children's Books

Houghton/Mifflin

Product Description 
Make the most of small group time―in-person or online 
To help students progress as readers, they need personal attention from a teacher and a connection with their peers. Small groups offer both! When you work with just a few kids at a time―whether face-to-face or in a virtual setting, you provide a safe, trusting environment that encourages them to challenge themselves. 
In this timely handbook, author and reading expert Debbie Diller provides concrete guidance for tailoring the small-group experience to literacy instruction. You’ll learn how to assess student skills and needs, how to flexibly organize groups, and how to differentiate instruction to give every reader a pathway to success. Features include:\nStrategies and tools grouped by developmental reading stages 
At-a-glance charts for assessing current skill level and identifying next instructional steps 
Downloadable printables for planning and instructional use 
Easy adaptations for use in online learning 
Reflection prompts and guiding questions \nWhatever your instructional setting, you and your students need the relationships that are best forged in small groups. With this book, you’ll build those relationships and help young readers achieve success. 
 About the Author 
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?"

Simply Small Groups: Differentiating Literacy Learning in Any Setting (Corwin Literacy)

Education & Teaching

Schools & Teaching

Corwin

Product Description 
Literacy stations should be more than just busy work. 
Simply Stations: Independent Reading shows how to ensure that kids are purposefully and effectively practicing comprehension, deeper thinking, vocabulary, and communication skills every day. 
Here’s everything you need to plan, teach, and refresh the Independent Reading station year-round, including…\nStep-by-step instructions for launching and maintaining the station; 
Whole-group lesson plans, based on key literacy standards, to introduce and support partner work; 
Printable teacher and student tools; 
On-the-spot assessment ideas and troubleshooting tips; 
Lists of grade-level specific materials; and 
Countless real-classroom photos so you see the possibilities first-hand.\nAbout the Author 
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?"

Simply Stations: Independent Reading, Grades K-4 (Corwin Literacy)

Literacy stations should be more than just busy work. Simply Stations: Partner Reading&nbsp;shows how to ensure that kids are purposefully and effectively practicing comprehension, deeper thinking, vocabulary, and communication skills every day. Here's everything you need to plan, teach, and refresh the&nbsp;Partner Reading&nbsp;station year-round, including... <ul> <li style="margin-left: 0.5in;">Step-by-step instructions for launching and maintaining the station;</li> <li style="margin-left: 0.5in;">Whole-group lesson plans, based on key literacy standards, to introduce and support partner work;</li> <li style="margin-left: 0.5in;">Printable teacher and student tools;</li> <li style="margin-left: 0.5in;">On-the-spot assessment ideas and troubleshooting tips;</li> <li style="margin-left: 0.5in;">Lists of grade-level specific materials; and</li> <li style="margin-left: 0.5in;">Countless real-classroom photos so you see the possibilities first-hand.</li> </ul>

Simply Stations: Partner Reading, Grades K-4 (Corwin Literacy)

Literacy stations should be more than just busy work. Simply Stations: Listening and Speaking shows how to ensure that kids are purposefully and effectively practicing comprehension, deeper thinking, vocabulary, and communication skills every day. Here's everything you need to plan, teach, and refresh the Listening and Speaking station year-round, including... <ul> <li style="margin-left: 0.5in;">Step-by-step instructions for launching and maintaining the station;</li> <li style="margin-left: 0.5in;">Whole-group lesson plans, based on key literacy standards, to introduce and support partner work;</li> <li style="margin-left: 0.5in;">Printable teacher and student tools;</li> <li style="margin-left: 0.5in;">On-the-spot assessment ideas and troubleshooting tips;</li> <li style="margin-left: 0.5in;">Lists of grade-level specific materials; and</li> <li style="margin-left: 0.5in;">Countless real-classroom photos so you see the possibilities first-hand.</li> </ul>

Simply Stations: Listening and Speaking, Grades K-4 (Corwin Literacy)

Simply Stations:&nbsp;Writing&nbsp;shows how to ensure that kids are purposefully and effectively practicing comprehension, deeper thinking, vocabulary, and communication skills every day.&nbsp;Debbie Diller has been refining literacy stations for over 40 years, working with thousands of teachers and students. She gives everything you need to plan, teach, and refresh the&nbsp;Writing station year-round, including: <ul> <li style="margin-left: 0.5in;">Step-by-step instructions for launching and maintaining the station;</li> <li style="margin-left: 0.5in;">Whole-group lesson plans, based on key literacy standards, to introduce and support partner work;</li> <li style="margin-left: 0.5in;">Printable teacher and student tools;</li> <li style="margin-left: 0.5in;">On-the-spot assessment ideas and troubleshooting tips;</li> <li style="margin-left: 0.5in;">Lists of grade-level specific materials; and</li> <li style="margin-left: 0.5in;">Countless real-classroom photos so you see the possibilities first-hand.</li> </ul>

Simply Stations: Writing, Grades K-4 (Corwin Literacy)

Practice with Purpose

Reference

Routledge

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:how to introduce each station;materials to include at each station;what to model;how to solve problems;how to differentiate;how to assess and keep students accountable;reflection questions for professional development.
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.

Literacy Work Stations

In her 30 years as an educator, Debbie Diller has closely examined classroom practice, asking "Why? What's the purpose?" Watching primary students work successfully at literacy work stations, she wondered with teachers, "Why don't we have upper-grade students doing this? Could we kick it up a notch?"
In her new book, Debbie shows teachers of grades three-to-six how to structure their classrooms so that all students can be successful doing meaningful independent work using literacy work stations.
Practice with Purpose offers guidance on establishing routines for independent reading and response writing, as well as step-by-step instructions on how to set up and manage a variety of hands-on literacy work stations appropriate for intermediate students. Each chapter includes:how to introduce the station;innovative ways to use materials;what to model to guarantee independence;how to troubleshoot;assessment and accountability ideas;how the station supports student achievement on state tests;reflection questions for professional development.The extensive appendix includes time-saving tools such as management board icons, graphic organizers, task cards, and recommended Web sites and children's literature.

In her previous books, Literacy Work Stations and Practice with Purpose, Debbie Diller showed teachers how to productively occupy the “rest of the class” while meeting with small groups. Now Debbie turns her attention to the groups themselves and the teacher's role in small-group instruction. Making the Most of Small Groups grapples with difficult questions regarding small-group instruction in elementary classrooms such as:How do I find the time? How can I be more organized?How do I form groups? How can I differentiate to meet the needs of all of my students?
Structured around the five essential reading elements—comprehension, fluency, phonemic awareness, phonics, and vocabulary—the book provides practical tips, sample lessons, lesson plans and templates, suggestions for related literacy work stations, and connections to whole-group instruction. In addition to ideas to use immediately in the classroom, Debbie provides an overview of relevant research and reflection questions for professional conversations.

Making the Most of Small Groups

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Try, try again (Watch me read)

Simply Small Groups: Differentiating Literacy Learning in Any Setting (Corwin Literacy)

Simply Stations: Independent Reading, Grades K-4 (Corwin Literacy)

Simply Stations: Partner Reading, Grades K-4 (Corwin Literacy)

Simply Stations: Listening and Speaking, Grades K-4 (Corwin Literacy)

Simply Stations: Writing, Grades K-4 (Corwin Literacy)

Practice with Purpose

Literacy Work Stations

Practice with Purpose

Making the Most of Small Groups