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Setting Up a Reading Workshop: More from Units of Study Across the Year in Upper Grade Reading, Grades 3-51 comment

bestbookihavenotread wrote 3 weeks ago: Provisioning a Reading Workshop: Overview, Classroom Environment, and Tools A transcript of remarks … more →

Tags: Calkins, Mini lesson, tcrwp

Units of Study Across the Year in Upper Grade Reading, Grades 3-54 comments

bestbookihavenotread wrote 3 weeks ago: “Years from today, if you were to gather close around you the children you teach now and ask t … more →

Tags: Calkins, Professional Development, Reading, tcrwp, lucy calkins, units of study, UoS, upper grade reading

Hold Your Thinking

writereadtalk wrote 1 month ago: At the beginning of the year, I teach my kids how to “hold your thinking.” This is a str … more →

Tags: hold your thinking, improve comprehension, Reading Comprehension, Literature Circles, connecting to text

The Maze Runner.. a great Young Adult read!3 comments

writereadtalk wrote 1 month ago: Just Read…. I just finished this, and I couldn’t put it down.  I am recommending this book to many t … more →

Tags: books for young adults, great young adult book, The Maze Runner

School Visit--Reading & Writing Workshop1 comment

bestbookihavenotread wrote 1 month ago: Make a Smilebox slideshow … more →

Tags: School, Writing Workshop, Professional Development, literacy coaching, tcrwp, Calkins, TC, school visitiation

TCRWP Fall Reunion1 comment

bestbookihavenotread wrote 1 month ago: The Teachers College Reading and Writing Project presents the Saturday Reunion October 24, 2009 9:00 … more →

Tags: writing, Comprehension, units of study, Calkins, Writing Workshop, reading-writing connection, tcrwp, lucy calkins, kathy collins

Beginning Writing and Reading Workshop....

writereadtalk wrote 1 month ago: I am an 8th grade Language arts teacher. I am just starting my 8th year of teaching (how time flies) … more →

Tags: Writing Workshop

I find a school visit to be one of the most powerful professional development tool

bestbookihavenotread wrote 1 month ago: We are taking the following books to Public School 41 when we go for our school visit next Friday. A … more →

Tags: Books, Calkins, Writing Workshop, Professional Development, tcrwp, lucy calkins, Professional Learning, teachers college reading and writing project, School Visit

Value of a Family Reading Interview8 comments

thereadingzone wrote 2 months ago: Last week I decided to add a new assignment to my “Getting to Know Ourselves as Readers” … more →

Tags: Classroom projects, family reading interview, reading workshop activities, getting to know ourselves as readers

Fakin' It2 comments

ellenbeachteach wrote 2 months ago: A recent New York Times article describing one teacher’s shift from a one text, whole group re … more →

Tags: Blogroll, Reading, literary canon, nancie atwell

Reading Workshop explained by Nancie Atwell. The New York Times article still is producing strong reactions! 1 comment

bestbookihavenotread wrote 3 months ago: The New York Times article I posted earlier this month is still causing quite the stir (433 comments … more →

Tags: student choice, Atwell

Nancie Atwell Responds to Choice in Reading Workshop5 comments

thereadingzone wrote 3 months ago: You must, must, must watch this video.  Nancie Atwell responds to the recent NY Times article regard … more →

Tags: rants, nancie atwell

Our Tribute

literacyspark wrote 3 months ago: The Man Who Walked Between the Towers Today I read The Man Who Walked Between The Towers as a tribut … more →

Tags: Reader's Workshop, Read-alouds

A Favorite Fifth Grade Read Aloud

literacyspark wrote 3 months ago: This is one of my all time favorite read alouds for 5th grade. This isn’t one of those books y … more →

Tags: read aloud books, Reader's Workshop, Read-alouds

Tweets of the Week: 9/2/09

ig4mer wrote 3 months ago: Presenting the tweets of the week. A great article on GMAT vs GRE http://bit.ly/RBRtg (via @accepted … more →

Tags: Links of the week, Links, Education, Higher Education, twitter, schools, Public Schools, Teachers

Reading Workshop? Classics? What?1 comment

wlr wrote 3 months ago: So, a friend and former professor of mine facebooked me this New York TImes article: A New Assignmen … more →

Tags: strong opinions, a bugger of a problem, calls for open-mindedness, choice and education, criticism, no easy answer, rants, schooling, Teaching

In This Corner...."Junk Books" vs. the Classics!10 comments

thereadingzone wrote 3 months ago: I was reading some of the blogs in my Google Reader today and saw that Lois Lowry, one of my favorit … more →

Tags: rants, Independent Reading, choice in reading workshop

Read what you want? NY Times article about the Reading Workshop

ldorazio1 wrote 3 months ago: Today’s post will be short and sweet, as I just came to the realization that school starts nex … more →

Tags: Children's Books, Cognitive Development, Commentary, Cultural Literacy, Current Events, curriculum, Education, Educational Leadership, Literacy

New York Times Article about Reading Workshop3 comments

Ruth wrote 3 months ago: Mindy Hoffar, leader of the All-Write Consortium, sent this article to coaches.  The article opens a … more →

Tags: Choice


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