In-depth Exploration of Reader’s Workshop Jessica Hopkins and Dega Lancaster “The heart of the reading experience”

Classroom Implementation Take a Pulse Introductions Subject Area Classroom Implementation

Young Adult Literature “Classroom libraries of great, age-appropriate titles, along with heartfelt introductions... make books they will want to read visible to kids, not to mention available and attractive.” ~ p.73 Review YA selection Sub genre Popularity Hot off the press Scholastic Tab Book Orders

Reading Zone “When a book grabs us, we leave the everyday world around us and enter the world of the book.” <Caught vs. Explore> Teacher must be a lover of books Establish a community of readers <Encourage and Sustain> The right fit, the right space, the right time “When it comes to reading, our job is to understand it, notice what needs to be taught, teach it, and in all ways, ease the way for students to become skilled, passionate, habitual, critical readers.” ~ p.37

Reading Handbook The Mini-lesson Reading Territories Reading Record Input/Output Handbook Gabslab

RDJs Think critically to move deeper as critics ~ RIGOR! “Because writing about one’s thinking makes people smarter in general, I hoped that thinking and writing about books”...makes for stronger literary analysis and comprehension ~ p.81 Relevance: opinionated, literary discourse RDJ Student Tour

Lit Dish Book Talks ~ Seminar Format Reading Territories

Conferences Teacher Conferences Content: character analysis, author’s craft, genre, pace, process, no zone?, etc... Call to Class Reading Progress Assessment (RPA) Reading Contract

Hear it from the horse’s mouth Essentials of Student Feedback Initial Survey ~ p.29 Daily/weekly ~ close outs, blog, toss talk Quarterly, Semester or Trimester end ~ p.126 End of Year ~ p.33

Time Management RDJ Rotation Manage time of book talks and mini lessons Use Zone time for conferences, RPA, but... IF you are working harder than the student,...

Student Perspective

Resources The Reading Zone Atwell ISBN 0 439 92644 0

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