The document lists several common myths about reading workshop and announces an upcoming workshop to address these myths. The workshop will be held on February 25th from 9am to 12pm and will discuss how to establish, maintain, assess and adapt reading workshop for any grade level or content area. Advanced registration is required for the workshop. A registration form is provided for attendees to register and provide their contact and school information.

1. Some Myths of READING WORKSHOP
Reading Workshop can only be implemented in elementary classrooms.
Reading Workshop can take place only in ELA classes.
Reading Workshop readers only read independently.
In Reading Workshop there are no whole–class lessons on reading.
In Reading Workshop teacher must confer daily with each student.
In Reading Workshop students have no accountability.
Reading Workshop reading cannot be assessed.
Reading Workshop has to be held every day to be effective.
In Reading Workshop students do not practice reading in multiple genres.
Reading Workshop readers always have complete choice in what they read.
Join us on
Saturday, February 25 @9:00am-12:00pm
Armstrong - University Hall Room 105
at the Coastal Savannah Writing Project’s Strategy Saturday workshop
on
“IMPLEMENTING READING WORKSHOP IN K-12 CLASSROOMS & ACROSS THE CURRICULUM”
to learn the truth about Reading Workshop and how to make it work in your classroom.
Lesley Roessing, CSWP Director, Armstrong COE Instructor, author of The Write to Read,
and classroom teacher for over 20 years,
will discuss establishing, maintaining, assessing, and adapting reading workshop
to any grade level, any content area.
Advanced Registration Required
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CSWP REGISTRATION FORM
[PLEASE PRINT ALL INFORMATION]
I am registering for (check all that apply):
 February 25 IMPLEMENTING READING WORKSHOP
 March 24 SPRING SUPER STRATEGIES II CONFERENCE
 April 28 Writing Poetry
Name ______________________________________
E-mail _____________________________________ Telephone: _______________________
School _____________________________________ District __________________________
Grade Level(s) ____________ Content Area(s) ______________________________________
Mail check, payable to Coastal Savannah Writing Project, in the amount of $30/workshop
($25 for CSWP Fellows and AASU COE undergraduates) to:
Coastal Savannah Writing Project | College of Education | University Hall 250 | Fax: 912-344-3436
Armstrong Atlantic State University | 11935 Abercorn Street | Savannah, Georgia 31419
Direct any questions to: writingproject@armstrong.edu or 912.344.2702
www.cswp.armstrong.edu www.facebook.com/coastalsavwp