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

2. Classroom Implementation
Take a Pulse
Introductions
Subject Area
Classroom Implementation

3. 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

4. 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

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

6. 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

7. Lit Dish
Book Talks ~ Seminar Format
Reading Territories

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

9. 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

10. 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,...

11. Student Perspective

12. Resources
The Reading Zone Atwell ISBN

13. Thank You
Feedback forms