“Tis the good reader that makes the good book.”

- Emerson

Readers’ workshop allows students to gain the benefits of reading by self-selection, self-pacing, and time spent reading and sharing books. The teacher demonstrates how to explore literature and supports student-led discussion groups. Students gain the knowledge to understand literature on multiple levels and respond to it thoughtfully.

• Time to choose books, read, think about their reading, and interact with others over what they have read

• Choice about books they read, their purpose for reading a particular book, and the strategies they use to help them comprehend

• A sense of responsibility for their learning and their interactions with the teacher and fellow students

• A classroom structure that allows them opportunities to work with the teacher, each other, and independently

• A supportive community that fosters diversity and the development of self-confidence and self-esteem

What guidelines would help to ensure positive experiences with individual and group activities?

How can involvement in reading workshop improve your reading comprehension?

Why is it important to establish routines and procedures?

READ (silently; for as long as you can) Complete a Journal Entry Teenbiz Blog Vocabulary or Word Study Dictionary Dive Letter Essay or Book Project Conference with Ms. Franzi Buddy Reading (if you are reading the same book) Fluency/Read Aloud Post on the class Book Blog Book Review Websites or DestinyQuest

Read book reviews Post your own review Find a new book

Small Group Discussion with your classmates To be arranged with Ms. Franzi ahead of time

Model Deliver Mini-Lessons Conference Facilitator Help you!

Read! Read at home for 30 min everyday Book Variety Write letter essays Journals Recognize different approaches to

reading diff texts Articulate your own criteria for abandoing

books Set goals and work towards them Enter the “Reading Zone”

Must read a book Don’t read a book if you don’t like it Always have a book Its ok to skim or skip parts of books Record books read Understand that reading is thinking Take care of our books Read the whole time Read as much as you can!

Pass out folders Book Lists Complete Reading Survey