Workshop Structure For Readers’ and Writers’ Workshop

Overview Gather Gather Connect Connect Teach Teach Independent Work-Time Independent Work-Time Closing Closing

Gather Students Are Called to the Gathering Area:  Signal  Students Come to the Rug/Meeting Area With Materials Needed  May or May Not Assign Places  Builds a Sense of Community  All Ages Like to Come to the Rug

Connect: 1-2 Minutes  BRIEFLY Connect Students’ Prior Learning to Today’s Lesson and Show Previous Mini Lesson Chart  INTRODUCE the STANDARD(s)- Post  POSE the ESSENTIAL QUESTION Posted on Your Current Mini Lesson Chart FLDOE Next Generation Sunshine State Standards (NGSSS)

Teach: Minutes EXPLICIT INSTRUCTION! “I DO”  Model  Model Skill/Strategy  Read Aloud/Shared Reading  Think Aloud  Development of Mini Lesson Chart ACTIVE INVOLVMENT! “WE DO”  Turn-And-Talk  Guided Practice  Development of Mini Lesson Chart

Independent Work-Time: Minutes Teacher Directed:  Guided Reading/ Small Group Differentiated Instruction  Conferencing  Assessments Student Independent Work! ‘YOU DO”  Independent Reading  Readers’ Response Journal  Reading Log  Authentic Literacy Activities: Partner Reading, Literature Circles, Listening Centers, Word Work, Skill/Strategy Practice, Technology-Based Practice.

Closing: 10 Minutes Students: Lead the Share Chair Take questions from other students Explain the way they applied the skill or strategy to their reading Always bring their journal and book used during Independent Reading Give Book Talks

Closing: 10 Minutes Teacher: Summarizes the Skill/Strategy and develops the Mini Lesson Chart Clears up any misconceptions Guides students to answer the Essential Question Tells students what they will work on the next day