Category: Reading Workshop

International Literacy Association makes, The Case for Children’s Rights to Read

See also, for application to teaching: https://www.literacyworldwide.org/docs/default-source/communications/literacy-today/literacy-today-rights-to-read.pdf

ILA Choice Reading Lists: Children’s Choices, Teachers’ Choices & Young Adults’ Choices

 https://literacyworldwide.org/docs/default-source/reading-lists/choices-2018-reading-lists.pdf

The Importance and Use of Student Self-Selected Literature to Reading Engagement in an Elementary Reading Curriculum

http://scholarworks.wmich.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1155&context=reading_horizons The Importance and Use of Student Self-Selected Literature to Reading Engagement in an Elementary Reading Curriculum Denise Johnson and Anne Blair Abstract “The purpose of this article is to discuss the importance of student self-selecting literature and reading engagement in an elementary reading curriculum. The article discuses the use of self- selected reading in …

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ILA Young Adults’ Choices 2017 Reading List

“Young Adults’ Choices highlights 30 books selected by teenage reviewers”

ILA Children’s Choices 2017 Reading List

” “Children’s Choices is cosponsored by the Children’s Book Council and includes children’s recommendations of approximately 100 titles.”

ILA Teachers’ Choices 2017 Reading List

“For teachers looking for the best new titles to add to their classroom library, the Teachers’ Choices list is the place to start. Not only is it where they’ll find the best books for ages 5 through 14, but also they’ll know it comes from a source they can rely on—their fellow educators. Since 1989, …

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We’re All Readers Here

Inspired by Donalyn Miller’s game-changing work The Book Whisperer, middle school teacher Cheryl Mizerny has transformed her traditional ELA classroom into a reading community where everyone … Source: We’re All Readers Here

Writing about reading: offering students choice in reading responses | TWO WRITING TEACHERS

When I first began teaching, Nancie Atwell’s In The Middle was my go to PD book for all things to do with reading and writing workshop.  I modeled so many of my teaching practices on what I learned… Source: Writing about reading: offering students choice in reading responses | TWO WRITING TEACHERS

Rick’s Reading Workshop

See how this teacher meets whole group and individual learning targets in Reading Workshop. Teaching Channel: Rick’s Reading Workshop:  Complete Lesson Within A Reading Workshop  (click on the blue title)