The Reading Workshop is an organizational framework that provides a physical and social environment for reading, dialogue and response to reading. It also provides numerous opportunities for reading and comprehension instruction. Helping novice readers learn how to comprehend literature and other texts requires teachers to demonstrate what proficient readers do by making our reading processes "visible" through thinking aloud and discussing the comprehension practices we use to make sense of texts. This workshop will focus on the role of literature in the reading workshop, creating invested discussions, and the Emerging Expertise Model of reading instruction that provides demonstrations, guided practice and reflective opportunities for developing reading comprehension lessons. Practical applications, embedded in a research based theoretical framework, will be provided.
Program Outline
Part I- Grounding Instruction in Theory and Research
- Organizing for Reading Instruction
- Selecting Literature for Instruction and Discussion
- Responding to Literature
- Promoting Invested Discussions of Literature
Part 2- What is Reading Comprehension?
- Designing Effective Comprehension Instruction
- Making Comprehension Visible
- Assessing Comprehension
- Closing Thoughts and Lingering Questions
Who Should Attend?Classroom Teachers Grades 3-8, Title 1 Teachers, Literacy/Reading Specialists, Curriculum Coordinators, Administrators, and Team Leaders.
Time: 8:30 A.M.–3:00 P.M.
