Independent Stations
This portion of the Teacher Resource Site provides the options for K-5 independent stations based on research-based practices in literacy instruction. Reading, writing, and word work stations should be included throughout each week. The stations aim to integrate reading and writing as much as possible.
To recommend that additional stations be added to this site, please submit them using the Independent Literacy Stations Recommendation form.
Image Credit: The image, courtesy of the author, originally appeared in the following publication: Scarborough, H. S. (2001). Connecting early language and literacy to later reading (dis)abilities: Evidence, theory, and practice. In S. Neuman & D. Dickinson (Eds.), Handbook for research in early literacy (pp. 97–110). New York, NY: Guilford Press.
A brief overview of Scarborough's Reading Rope and the factors that contribute to skilled reading
can be found at "Scarborough's Reading Rope."