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Readers Workshop Classroom Lessons, Handouts and Posters

Balanced literacy is implemented through the Reading and Writing Workshop Model. The teacher begins by modeling the reading/writing strategy that is the focus of the workshop. Subsequently, students are engaged in practicing the focal strategy in small groups or independently as the teacher monitors and provides guidance. Selected students share their work. Then, students read leveled texts independently or write independently for an extended period of time as the teacher circulates amongst them to observe, record observations and confer. At the culmination of the workshop session, selected students share their strategies and work with the class.

It is recommended that guided reading be implemented during the extended independent reading period. Based upon assessment, the teacher works with small groups of students (no more than 6 students in each group) on a leveled text (authentic trade book). The teacher models specific strategies before reading and monitors students while they read independently. After reading, the teacher and students engage in activities in word study, fluency, and comprehension. The purpose of Guided Reading is to systematically scaffold the decoding and/or comprehension strategy skills of students who are having similar challenges. Wiki

Readers Workshop Reading Comprehension strategies

Children are taught to use comprehension strategies including:

• Sequencing
• Relating background knowledge
• Making inferences
• Comparing and contrasting
• Summarizing
• Synthesizing
• Problem-solving
• Distinguishing between fact and opinion
• Finding the main idea and supporting details

Readers Workshop Teachers Resources 

Guide to the Reading Workshop - Heinemann
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