Launching Readers’ Workshop

Edwards Elementary Grade 1

Susan Cassidy and Diane Holmes November 14, 2012

Mini-Lesson Introducing a Reading Strategy

Kindergarten teachers began building reading stamina!

Our summer reading…

…exploring literacy!

Creating space for Readers’ Workshop!

Classroom Library! Book Baskets! Authors! Genres! Favorites!

Leveled Readers

More Book Baskets

Co-Teaching

A Marriage of:

• 60 years teaching experience

• Rich and varied knowledge of reading, writing and language development

• Friends and colleagues

• Students benefit from this cooperative model

• Building a community of readers and writers

• It’s Fun!

What is Readers’ Workshop?

Focus Lesson: • I can learn how to become a better reader.

Independent Reading:

• I can practice what I have learned.

Group Share:

• I can share something I did as a reader.

Read to Self

Book Boxes

Good Fit Books

Dessert Books

Sticky Notes

Conferring during Read to Self

Read to Someone

Listen to Reading

Work on Writing

Word Work

Comprehension Strategies Building Background Knowledge

Making Connections Anchor Chart

Text to Self, Text to Text, Text to World

Visualizing Anchor Charts

Sensory Images

Teaching and Learning Alliance TLA Lab Teachers

Lindsay Morse – Kindergarten

Susan Cassidy – Grade 1

Gretchen Wawrzynaik – Grade 2

Paula Menendez – Grade 3

Michelle Gangai – Grade 4

Bridget Welch – Grade 5

Our Literacy Goals

• Implement Balanced Literacy

• Understand Readers’ Workshop

• Explicitly Teach Strategies for Reading

• Organize Classroom Libraries

• Align Teaching to the Common Core

• TLA Guide and Support our Teaching

• Build a Community of Readers and Writers

We are grateful to the Town of West Boylston for financing this professional development!