2. Readers’ Workshop: An Overview A Typical Day 9:00 Mini-lesson 9:15 Independent Reading 9:30 Mid-point check-in 9:35 Independent Reading/Partner Reading 9:50 Closing/Sharing
3. Readers’ Workshop: An Overview A Typical Day 9:00 Mini-lesson 9:15 Independent Reading 9:30 Mid-point check-in 9:35 Independent Reading/Partner Reading 9:50 Closing/Sharing
4. Readers’ Workshop: An Overview A Typical Day 9:00 Mini-lesson 9:15 Independent Reading 9:30 Mid-point check-in 9:35 Independent Reading/Partner Reading 9:50 Closing/Sharing
5. Benefits of the Workshop Structure Provides explicit teaching of cognitive strategies and decoding strategies Teacher modeling (I do) Guided practice (we do) Independent practice (you do…lot’s of it!) A balanced approach to literacy instruction:
7. Readers’ Workshop Example: How does the teacher introduce the teaching point? What do you notice about the text she selected to model the strategy? Look for ways the teacher scaffolds the students’ learning.
8. Partner Work: What could be taught using the book? Where could you stop in the book to do a think-aloud? *Pay attention to your own reading strategies as you read.
19. Closing Meeting/Sharing Re-visit the teaching point Assess students’ progress and understanding Provide time for students to reflect on their learning (i.e. journaling) Discussion (can be whole group, partner work, dialogue journals, forums) Response to literature (aesthetic response, filming, readers’ theatre)
21. Resources What you need for a successful workshop: -Procedures -An established community -Library of books -Space for readers Technology Options: E-readers (Kindle, iPad, laptop, desktop) Websites (starfall.com, scholastic.com) Document camera (ELMO) LCD Projector Video camera
