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Literacy & Learning Centers for the Big Kids: Building Literacy Skills and Content Knowledge for Grades 4-12 (SECOND EDITION) by Katherine McKnight

Dr. McKnight has a 100% success rate in achieving academic gains with her unique, centers-based approach. Elementary schools have long used learning centers (also known as “rotations”) but middle and high school teachers have unique challenges. So Katie worked with teachers all over the country to develop collaborative learning centers designed specifically for grade 4-12 learners.

In this book readers can explore the research that prompted the creation of the LLC model for big kids, and learn how to start using it in their own classrooms. Read about the four foundational centers that are integral to the model. Find out how to set up additional centers in order to customize the LLC model for any content-area classroom. Learn to create developmentally appropriate tasks that automatically align instruction to standards/skills based assessment, increase student engagement, and allow you to cover more content and skill-development in less time. Avoid discipline problems with self-directed activities that provide the independence students crave with the guidance they need. Resources, teacher tips, and sample book lists are included.

Literacy & Learning Centers: Content Area and Disciplinary Literacy Tools for Grades 4-12, Volume 1 by Katherine McKnight is a convenient book version of some of the most popular, downloadable activities from the Literacy & Learning Centers Resources subscription website.

This brand new book is comprised of teacher-tested activities that have been specifically designed for use with Dr. McKnight's Literacy & Learning Centers – but they can be used in any classroom!

Explore sample reading lists for grades 4-12, as well as tools for Reading Centers, Vocabulary Centers, Writing Centers, Grammar Centers, and Speaking & Listening Centers. Regardless of how you use these classroom activities, they'll provide students with ample opportunity to practice and develop key literacy skills. And, because content study is the ideal way to develop literacy, everything in the book is designed to work within the content areas/disciplines. The activities include specific mini-lesson examples, reproducibles, suggestions for adjusting rigor to accommodate all students, and information about prep time so teachers can see at a glance which activities they can have ready for tomorrow’s class.