Readers' Workshop

"When text and reader meet, a unique and personal experience is born" (Louise Rosenblatt, 1938)

Readers' Workshop is a teaching method that has been around for many years. Its main focus is to foster a love for reading within our students, and to differentiate, or personalize, instruction in order to accomodate the learning needs of all students.

Students:

  • take more responsiblily for their learning
  • choose books that appeal to them and are at their own instructional level
  • respond to the text they are reading
  • share thoughts and ideas within small groups

Teacher:

  • teaches mini-lessons based on observations of student needs
  • conferences with individual students
  • personalizes instruction
  • keeps records of student progress

How do I do it? What does it look like? How do I assess? How can I learn more? What is it?

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