Anchor Literacy Centers

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Anchor
Literacy Centers
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What are Anchor Literacy Centers?

• They are meaningful centers that are meant to be
  maintained over time (throughout the year).
• The tasks and activities are changed to meet the
  students needs. In other words, the tasks are
  flexible change with the data however, the
  actual center itself does not change.

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What are Anchor Literacy Centers?

• The tasks activities located at anchor
  centers should ALWAYS reinforce previous learning
  or previously taught skills . Anchor Centers
  shouldnt ever be used to introduce a new skill
  or activity but rather be used for independent
  practice after a concept has been taught /or for
  reinforcement purposes only!
• (75-95 Success Rate)

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Examples of Anchor Literacy Centers

• Reading
• Listening
• Word Study
• Research
• Additional anchor centers may be used as well.

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What Teachers Do

• Plan for Academic Learning Time
• Plan activities that align with the objectives,
  skills, learning targets, RIT Range, etc. that
  you are working on with your students. The
  tasks/activities might vary depending upon how
  much differentiation is used with the anchor
  center tasks.
• -Let the data be the indicator! (see
  example)
• https//redclay.schoolnet.com/Outreach/Content/Ser
  veAttachment.aspx?outreach_content_id1b17f0a9-362
  d-474d-9965-c391ec40ebc5

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What Students Do

• Provide maintain the documentation that holds
  them accountable for their progress. (This can
  be adjusted to match the age/grade level and/or
  individualized to address specific behavioral
  goals concerns as well.
• Examples might include response logs, notebooks,
  journals, products, demonstrations,
  self-corrected activities, even conferences .

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Anchor Centers - Reading

• Materials leveled texts, decodable texts,
  books organized by genre and/or lexile level for
  independent reading, book baskets, magazines,
  newspapers, student-made books, big books, wall
  charts, double copies of books, read the room
  pointers glasses, wands, clipboards, reading
  logs, pocket charts, MUCH, MORE, MORE!!!
• Materials vary according to the anchoring
  activity.

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Anchor Centers - Reading

• Activities Read around the room, partner
  reading, respond to books, comprehension menus
  (TE), task rotations, think-tac-toes, book
  responses, book of the week nominations, MUCH,
  MUCH, MORE.

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Practical Hints for Implementation

• Make sure that
• The students have had practice and understand how
  to work independently. Specific management
  procedures should already be in place to address
  student questions,
• gaining assistance from peers. At first, the
  teacher should simply monitor that these routines
  and expectations are clear and enforced before
  moving on to the next step.
• The activities can be completed with little to no
  teacher intervention or assistance.
• The activities are not ?fluffy? but meaningful
  and respectful of the learner.
• These activities are tied to specific content or
  skills that need to be reinforced. They are not
  workbook pages or crossword puzzles that are not
  tied to content or skills.
• You have a plan for managing and monitoring the
  activity.

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Thoughts???

• Materials
• Needs
• Support
• Resources
• Ideas???

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Sample Student Contract for Anchor Activity p.12

• http//www.teach.virginia.edu/files/nagc_anchor_ac
  tivities.pdf

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https//redclay.schoolnet.com/Outreach/Content/Ser
veAttachment.aspx?outreach_content_id1b17f0a9-362
d-474d-9965-c391ec40ebc5
http//www.thecenterlibrary.org/cwis/cwisdocs/lit-
strategies.pdf
https//redclay.schoolnet.com/Outreach/Content/Ser
veAttachment.aspx?outreach_content_idd34648f9-4f5
8-49fc-852c-77e3753f4cd5
http//www.sdesa6.org/content/docs/StrategiesThatD
ifferentiateInstructionK_4-080808.pdf
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