3 Must-Have Resources for Reading Centers

It’s coming! Reading center time! Or maybe you’re already in the middle of trying to run reading centers. Sure, you have all your curriculum resources and the routine! But do you have the 3 must-have resources for your reading centers?

4″x6″ PHOTO BOXES

These can store almost everything! I store all the cards from my reading and intervention resources, my phonemic awareness drill cards, and I used to use them for Journeys spelling and vocabulary cards, math cards and much more! You can shop around and even try the Dollar Store, but the picture below links to a fair price on Amazon!

MAGNETIC LETTERS

These are so fun to use at reading centers! You can have students use them to practice spelling sight words as I explain in this blog post. Students can practice phonemic awareness skills with them, spell spelling words, and much more!

FEEDBACK PHONES

If you haven’t tried Feedback Phones at your reading centers, your students may be missing out. They are get kids listening to themselves so that they can improve their fluency. So helpful! Also to be honest, it helps students read more quietly. No one wants to be too loud talking into feedback phones (trust me, I checked and talked into one myself!). Once you pull them out, they will be a hit!

Let me know if you try any of these! Keep scrolling for THREE bonus suggestions for resources to grab for your reading centers!

BONUS SUGGESTIONS

PLAY-DOH

Play-Doh is super handy for practicing letter formation and short sight words for beginning readers like the, and, and it! Here is an example using mats from my Kindergarten Reading and Intervention Resources.

READING INTERVENTION RESOURCES

These cover almost everything you might need to address as far as phonics in kindergarten, first grade, and second grade. Vowel sounds, blending and reading, letter formation, letter sounds, syllables, reading in context, spelling and more! Check out these examples from the first grade resources to get an idea of the comprehensive activities!

POP IT PHONICS

CVC Words

If your students need to work on phonics, phonemic awareness and CVC words and they all they all have those poppers /pop its? You can harness their power for this differentiated and engaging resource for kindergarten, first and second graders! A number of the activities included are based on what we know from the science of reading.

Perfect to use at the teacher table, with assistants or volunteers, or with readers with solid skills, independently at guided reading centers! Take a peek at the CVC Pop it Phonics below!