Reading Workshop

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OVERVIEW OF READING WORKSHOP
 
In Reading Workshop, we vary the sizes of the groups we teach: whole group, small group, and individual teaching.  We use predictable structures to  keep all instruction efficient and manageable. We select the structures within the workshop based on what the readers need.
 
READING WORKSHOP is...
  • Showing students how we read
  • Mentoring students with how to make choices as a reader
  • Helping students understand how they read 
  • Teaching students other ways of reading closely and deeply
  • Teaching strategies that are portable & transferable
  • Asking questions that are generalizable
  • Mentoring readers to make choices
 
COMPONENTS OF READING WORKSHOP
Interactive Read Aloud and Discussion
Shared Reading
Mini Lesson
Strategy Lesson
Independent Reading
Conferencing
 
READING WORKSHOP THIS YEAR IN 5th GRADE

Unit One - Narrative Reading
Reading Fiction: Narrative Craft

Unit Two - NonFiction Reading
Approaching Non-Fiction

Unit Three - Nonfiction
Reading Nonfiction

Unit Four - Fiction
Reading Fiction-Mystery/Fantasy 

 
Book Clubs: 
Groups set their own parameters for each assignment. That information is not on the class calendar.
 
Word Study:
Our Word Study program will incorporate 21st century skills, using www.spellingcity.com.   Students will complete daily assignments through their own accounts on this site.  Word lists are comprised of pattern words and content area vocabulary.  Each list will be a 2 week study in which they take a spelling test the first week, and a vocabulary test the second.
Login information:   
Username: first initial, first 4 letters of last name, wts
Password: district provided password - 4 digit code

Adobe Acrobat logo Spelling_City_Directions.pdf 
 
Scholastic Book Club
Book Order Due: January 15, 2019
Code: GP6WP
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