Readers workshop

An anchor chart for reader's workshop!

Here's a poster I just finished up that I'll be adding to my classroom this year! Cara at The First Grade Parade made a poster for "Why Writers Write." I've been wanting to make one for "Why Readers Read" and finally made it tonight.

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Are you wondering the best strategies for launching reading workshop in your upper elementary classroom?In this post, I share my first days of school lessons & goals for readers workshop aligned with the units of study. Using read alouds, journal prompts, and student discussion- help your 3rd grade, 4th grade, or 5th grade students build their best reading life with these lessons perfect for the beginning of the school year. Grab the free reading minilessons to create a love of reading!

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Launching reader's workshop in kindergarten, first, and second grades often includes beginning with mini lessons. Do you know how to structure and plan a reader's workshop mini lesson? This helpful post walks you through how to use mentor texts, find a good teaching point, and deliver successful mini-lessons. Check it out today to get started!

Build your students' reading and writing skills with a Reading Response Journals and now they're even easier! TheAppiciousTeacher.com

In upper grade classrooms, students spend a great deal of time responding to the texts they read. Over the years I have found that no matter what grade level I teach, students have a difficult time writing thorough and meaningful reading responses. At the start of every year my students need quite a bit of guidance when writing their responses. One of the best ways that I have found to teach students to write meaningful responses is by providing them with sentence frames. I like to encourage…

Literature Circles (Book Clubs) are one of my favorite ways to engage students in reading. Get your kids independently talking about books while you meet with your guided reading groups.

It is important that you use the first few weeks of reading to launch your workshop. One thing that I like to do during this time is create reading workshop anchor charts. Creating anchor charts for reading workshop is an important part of instruction. Reading workshop expectations anchor charts can be prepared ahead of time but students should have an active role it its creation. Click the pin to see 5 anchor charts to launch reading workshop!

Reader's notebooks are a powerful learning tool in the elementary classroom! Click to learn how to effectively introduce reader's notebooks to your primary students with these mini-lesson ideas and printables. #inspiremeasap #readersnotebooks #reading #readingworkshop #readersworskshop #elementary

Tips and strategies for reading aloud from Laura Candler's Teaching Resources - free printables and graphic organizers, too!

Classroom book clubs engage students in meaningful conversations that grow reading comprehension strategies. Get tips and tools for running effective clubs!

Check out this blog post and VIDEO tutorial all about creating a student reader’s notebook in your classroom. You’ll learn what a reader’s notebook is, how to create and set-up one, tips to effectively use them, the benefit to students and teachers, and MORE! Get an overview of the four main sections or tabs with examples, ideas, and ways to effectively use it during reader’s workshop. Make sure to get the FREE teacher’s guide to creating a reading notebook today!

Questions good readers ask..before, during, and after a book. Great reading strategy for students during readers workshop or guided reading.

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