Working together in small groups, students approach ELA problems from a variety of perspectives. In the "station activities" model, middle school students apply language arts skills in multiple ways. In the course of a single class, students working together in small groups move from one station to the next, focusing on the same problem from a new perspective at each station. The small group format enables teachers to be coaches and facilitators, helping to reinforce student-led explorations. Station Activities for English Language Arts covers the four strands of Comprehension and Interpretation, Making Connections and Evaluation, Composing, and Grammar and Language Usage. Each strand contains five sets of activities, each with four separate stations.