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!