Reader's Workshop is an instructional model for Reading that marries explicit instruction in reading strategies with opportunities for students to practice each reading strategy independently, with a peer and in small groups. Reader's Workshop emphasizes the importance of student engagement and the interaction between readers and text. It provides for differentiated instruction in Reading. The purpose of Reader's Workshop is to foster independence among readers.
There are seven important strategies that all readers must apply to text in order to read and understand content. The seven strategies are:
1. Making Connections
2. Creating Mental Images
3. Making Inferences/Drawing Conclusions
4. Asking Questions
5. Determining What is Important
6. Synthesizing
7. Monitoring Comprehension and Meaning
What is the format of Reader's Workshop?
Reader's Workshop uses a similar format to Writer's Workshop. There are several consistent components but there is much variation on how it is implemented in different classrooms.
• Mini-lessons on some aspect of literature or a reading strategy.
• Independent Reading Time, where students keep a journal and respond to the literature in terms of what they think or how they feel about what they are reading.
• Sharing Time where students share with another person their journal entries and the other person gives feedback.
During Independent Reading Time, the teacher engages in student conferences on an individual or group basis. Teachers can also engage in guided reading with groups of students who need additional support.
There are seven important strategies that all readers must apply to text in order to read and understand content. The seven strategies are:
1. Making Connections
2. Creating Mental Images
3. Making Inferences/Drawing Conclusions
4. Asking Questions
5. Determining What is Important
6. Synthesizing
7. Monitoring Comprehension and Meaning
What is the format of Reader's Workshop?
Reader's Workshop uses a similar format to Writer's Workshop. There are several consistent components but there is much variation on how it is implemented in different classrooms.
• Mini-lessons on some aspect of literature or a reading strategy.
• Independent Reading Time, where students keep a journal and respond to the literature in terms of what they think or how they feel about what they are reading.
• Sharing Time where students share with another person their journal entries and the other person gives feedback.
During Independent Reading Time, the teacher engages in student conferences on an individual or group basis. Teachers can also engage in guided reading with groups of students who need additional support.