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The Reading Workshop. Jennifer Karst. Some Benefits of RW. Creates a Community of Readers Increases Student Ownership and Independence Focuses on Strategy Use for Comprehension Means Less Teacher Preparation (Ex.: Centers/Busy Work). More Benefits of RW.
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The Reading Workshop Jennifer Karst
Some Benefits of RW • Creates a Community of Readers • Increases Student Ownership and Independence • Focuses on Strategy Use for Comprehension • Means Less Teacher Preparation (Ex.: Centers/Busy Work)
More Benefits of RW • Provides Time for Writing and Graphic Organizers • Uses Differentiated Instruction for all Readers • Presents Opportunities for Flexible Student Grouping
Daily Schedule • Mini-Lesson • Guided Practice • Book Club Assignments • Independent Practice • Poem of the Week • Meeting and Conference Time
Setting Up the Classroom • Classroom Library • Book Basket Storage • Book Nooks • Mini-Lesson Area • Meeting Area
Mini-Lessons andGuided Practice • Procedural Lessons • Strategy Use Lessons
Reading Workshop Comprehension Strategies • Visualizing/Mental Images • Schema/Background Knowledge • Retelling/Sequencing Events • Summarizing/Story Elements • Making Connections • Thin/Thick Questions • Predicting • Cause and Effect • Character Traits • Concept Mapping • Context Clues • Voice/Point of View • Drawing Inferences • Nonfiction Conventions • Synthesis/Evaluation
Independent Practice and Book Nooks • Exploring the Book Basket (Samples) • Book Nooks (Chart)
Book Clubs and Individual Conferences • Guided Reading, Book Clubs, or Literature Circles • Individual Conferences/Assessing
Happy Reading! Jennifer Karst, Presenter 3rd Grade Teacher Hale Road Elementary Riverside Local SD pa_karst@lgca.org