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Literacy centers are an effective way to meet the needs of individual students. Centers can be used to teach multiple content standards in a hands-on and interactive learning environment. Additionally, volunteers and other assistants can support differentiation and the assessment process during center time. 

Part 1: Learning Centers

For this assignment, select a grade level Pre-K to 3rd grade and develop three learning centers with a wide range of developmentally, culturally, and linguistically appropriate teaching and learning strategies.

Write a 100-250 word detailed description of each center’s literacy activity for the volunteer who will be the facilitator. At least one learning center must be technology-based.

In each description, include the following:

• Individual learning objectives
• List of materials to be used and the purpose of each
• Directions for how to run the activity and an assessment to be administered at the end
• Three leveled questions the volunteer can ask students while they are running the activity to support individual student’s development of the objective

Part 2: Research-Based Rationale

Write a 250-500 word rationale explaining the thinking behind the design of your learning centers.

Address the following:

• Discuss how the centers are developmentally, culturally, and linguistically  appropriate for the students in the field experience classroom.
• Explain how the technology chosen promotes the responsible use of interactive technologies to collaborate in positive face-to-face and virtual environments.
• Describe how teachers can collaborate with families to build a safe, positive learning environment of openness, mutual respect, positive relationships, and supportive interactions.

Support your rationale with 2-3 scholarly resources.

Readings-

  http://www.gcumedia.com/digital-resources/pearson/2015/helping-young-children-learn-language-and-literacy_birth-through-kindergarten_ebook_4e.php

https://lopes.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ehh&AN=126936639&site=ehost-live&scope=site

http://www.corestandards.org/assets/Appendix_B.pdf