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the opportunity to focus on specific areas of study. It requires a lot of
organization and preparation on the teacher´s part. Students can learn reading,
spelling and writing through learning centers. It’s advisable that students rotate
to the different learning centers planned and the groups will be flexible
allowing movement among them.
We can distinguish three different types of Learning Centers:
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Enrichment centers
created to offer our pupils a variety of learning
alternatives after the presentation of important materials or concepts,
providing them with the chance to enrich and enhance the appreciation
and understanding of the topic through individual experiences in the
center. For instance, if we have worked with colour mixing, students will
ask to do some related activities to mix colours, such as coloring a
picture mixing the primary colours, making a poster using secondary
colours, so that the understanding of the topic is promoted.
o
Skill centers:
are similar to enrichment centers but they are used after
the teaching of a concept or skill, to reinforce the information
presented.
o
Interest and exploratory centers:
are focused on the interests of
students. It will not refer to specific contents of the school year or the
curriculum but they will increase students’ motivation and allow them
to reach meaningful discoveries that match their individual interests.
The success of this learning centre will depend on the teacher´s
knowledge about their students´ interests.
Now that we have seen we can use different arrangements within the class, we will
use one or another depending or the aim or task we want to develop we are going to
follow with some aspects related to time distribution.
4.2. ‐ Time Distribution.
Time is also another fundamental aspect in language teaching. When talking about
time distribution we must consider two elements:
On one hand, we must talk about time management which concerns to
methods and techniques used during a class, English programming or school
year.
According to
Order 05/08/2014 of the Education, Culture and Sports
Counseling, which regulates the Organization and Evaluation on Infant and
Primary Education in the Autonomous Community of Castilla‐ La Mancha
,
(
Annex I)
there will be four sessions of 45 minutes from the first to the third
levels and three sessions of 45 minutes from the fourth to the sixth levels.