The teacher must establish an organized, predictable environment and teach children to use it. The following steps are suggested as one method of creating a management plan that supports a balanced literacy program. Organizing Centers Looking at your class list, construct three or four work groups. All students in the class are included in a work group. Students in each group can work well together.
Groups are diverse.
Groups are heterogeneous in terms of reading and writing ability. Groups are not too large to begin their work in one center or area. Grouping for Centers Design an organizational chart that accounts for groups and activities. At first you may start with only two activities. All activities involve some kind of literacy.