Guided Comprehension in the Primary Grades (Second Edition) —
Abstract of

Chapter 3
Creating, Organizing, and Managing Comprehension Centers

Maureen McLaughlin

In comprehension centers, small groups, partners, or individual students find purposeful, authentic settings for applying their comprehension strategies through reading, writing, and discussion.

Here, the author explains primary-level centers and their purpose, outlines issues of organization and management, and describes and gives sample activities for a variety of centers.

McLaughlin, M. (2010). Creating, Organizing, and Managing Comprehension Centers. In Guided Comprehension in the Primary Grades (Second Edition) (pp. 31-41). Newark, DE: International Reading Association.