[LIT] Reader's Workshop

[Melinda Haynes]

Do you have some good strtegies for reading response?  Thanks for sharing!
>>> "Kim Richard" <krichard at music-makers.net> 3/4/2008 4:13 pm >>>
Hi Nicole,

A true, authentic readers' workshop consists of the following:

1.  choice -- the KIDS are CHOOSING the books that THEY want to read
2.  time -- the KIDS are given TIME in school to read the books that they
have chosen
3.  Response -- the KIDS have time to RESPOND to what they have read --
workshop requires DEEP, RICH CONVERSATIONS about books
4.  Responsibility -- KIDS are RESPONSIBLE for choosing just right books,
for READING during workshop time, and for RESPONDING to what they have read

Try it out and watch your kids begin to love to read!

 Nancie's book is great.  I would also recommend Frank Serafini's The
Reading Workshop:  Creating Space For Readers

Kim


-----Original Message-----
From: Winiecki, Nicole [mailto:nwinieck at waukesha.k12.wi.us] 
Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2008 2:50 PM
To: A list for improving literacy with focus on middle grades.
Subject: [LIT] Reader's Workshop

Does anyone have a reader's workshop format in their classroom?  I am
looking to start this with my struggling readers.  I was wondering if
anyone has any tips???  I have read Nancy Atwell's book In the Middle
but I was hoping to get some feedback from teachers who actually use it.
Thanks much!

 

Nicole Winiecki

Reading Resource

Horning Middle School

2000 Wolf Road

Waukesha, WI  53186

 

Phone:  262.970.3364

Fax: 262.970.3320

Email:  nwinieck at waukesha.k12.wi.us 

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: lit-bounces at literacyworkshop.org 
[mailto:lit-bounces at literacyworkshop.org] On Behalf Of Bill IVEY
Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2008 12:35 PM
To: 'A list for improving literacy with focus on middle grades.'
Subject: Re: [LIT] Poetry Slam Registration is open

 

kmack at literacyworkshop.org on Saturday, March 1, 2008 at 11:38 AM -0500

wrote:

>http://www.literacyworkshop.org/poetryslam/poetryjoin.htm 

>

>The above link will take you to the registration page for the annual

>Poetry

>Slam project sponsored by The Literacy Workshop. The Poetry Slam
project

>will provide your classroom with a blog to share your poetry which is
then

>read and commented on by other classrooms in the project.

>

>For more information about the Poetry Slam Project see

>http://www.literacyworkshop.org.

 

Hi!

 

Thank you so much for setting this up, Keith! Along with the link you

sent, I'm happy to answer questions here as well. A number of people in

this group have done the Slam in the past.  One innovation we're hoping

for this year is that any school who might be interested in doing a

videoconference poetry reading in conjunction with the Slam, we're going

to try to pair you up.

 

Also, I know at least two schools have already signed up, so this might
be

one of those years it fills up quickly. We'll see!

 

Take care,

Bill Ivey

Stoneleigh-Burnham School

 

 

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Melinda Hawkins
5th Grade LA/SS
McCulloch Intermediate School
Highland Park ISD
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