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Reading Workshop in
Middle School
Presented by: Jennifer Mrozowsky2012
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Our Current StruggleAccording to the National Assessment of Educational Progress, more than one-third of children in the United States lack fundamental reading skills. This rate is even higher for children living in poverty.
-National Assessment of Educational Progress, The Nation’s Report Card (National Center for Educational Statistics, Washington, DC)
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Traditional Middle SchoolReading Frameworks
• 20-40 Minutes of Direct Instruction• 10-30 Minutes of Independent/Group Work
(Teacher Monitors)• Homework Assignment/Dismissal
• 10-15 Minutes of Explanation• 35-40 Minutes of Student Work Time
(Teacher Monitors)• Assignment/Dismissal
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Middle SchoolReading Workshop Framework
• Mini-Lesson (10-15 minutes)
• Independent Reading (25-30 minutes) -Strategy Focus Groups
-Conferences
• Closing Meeting (5-10 minutes)
Benefits: A Middle School Perspective
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Mini-Lesson
The portion of a class period when teachers model best practices for reading.
• Read Aloud- Model reading strategy or task• Think Aloud• Direct Instruction• Set Up Task for Independent Reading
Benefits: 1. Short2. Focused3. Easy to prepare
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Independent Reading: A Student’ Role
Independent reading provides students with time to apply the strategies presented in the mini-lesson.
• Self-select texts at their reading level from classroom library
• Uses sticky notes/notebook to tag reflections while reading (worksheets can also be used if desired during this piece)
Benefits: 1. Very few worksheets to copy, find, create, or GRADE! 2. Students are more invested because they are reading a
“just right text” that they have chosen.3. Students are spending meaningful time reading.
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Independent Reading:The Teacher’s Role
Independent reading time provides teachers with a portion of class to work with individual or small groups of students to further teach reading strategies.
• Strategy Focus Groups:-5 Students-Similar Needs-Same Text
• Conferences:-One Student-Individual Need-Choice Text
Benefits:1. Minimal out of class grading2. Individualized Instruction3. Time with students who need it most
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Closing Meeting The closing meeting provides time for the class to
come back together and share their reflections/insights during independent reading.
-Student Facilitated: Partners-Teacher Facilitated: Whole Group
Benefits:1. Shows students that their thoughts are valued.2. Provides teachers with additional assessment and
teaching opportunities.3. Wraps up the lesson.
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Now What?• Prepare Your Students
-Teach them what to do while you are working in conferences/strategy focus groups. Develop a classroom compact with consequences together. Monitor students and hold them accountable before starting groups. This could take 2-4 weeks.
• Organize -Strategy Focus Groups-Conferencing Schedule-Assessment System
• See a Reader’s Workshop in Action -Power/Warner
-Online-Jennie/Suzan
• Classroom Support-Jennie- 2nd/4th Hour-Suzan- 3rd/4th hour
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Resources
• http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/top_teaching/2009/11/readers-notebook
• http://hill.troy.k12.mi.us/staff/bnewingham/myweb3/reading%20workshop.htm
• http://www.readersworkshop.org/
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Q & AExit Slips
• Questions?
• Please fill out your exit slips and return them to me before you leave.