Reading+Workshop+2

.......READING WORKSHOP....... .... "Read like the wolf eats." Gary Paulsen (author)
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Here is the format our Reading Workshop follows each day:

__Poetry Warm Ups__ - We read a few poems together. This helps us expand our knowledge of poetry and is a wonderful way to work on reading with fluency and expression.

__Book Talks__ - I share a few book talks with the students to continue to expose them to new books, and help them find books they love.

__Mini Lesson__ - I teach a 15 minute lesson introducing a skill that can be applied to most books, such as determining the author's theme. I demonstrate the skill and the children practice it.

__Independent Reading Time__ - Every student reads a book he has selected that is at his level for 40 minutes and then records the pages in his reading log. This is their favorite part of the workshop! While the students are reading, I move around the room and hold reading conferences with individuals. I also teach small reading groups.

__Share Time__

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Reading Workshop is an instructional model that offers students time to read, choices about what they will read, opportunites for conversations about their reading, and direct instruction that focuses on strategic reading. One of the many things I love about this framework, is that it gets children more excited about reading.

**Assessment** In order to help students move forward with their reading skills, it is important to assess their current achievement on a regular basis. This year I am using the **Fountas and Pinnell Leveled Benchmark Assessment System** to assess my students' reading progress. This assessment is administered to one child at a time. The child reads a book to me and then answers comprehension questions.

Below is a document which compares the reading levels of this system to the more traditional grade level equivalent. Please let me know if you have any questions.