Reader's Workshop in Room 106

Wow!  I knew that when I started this blog, that I probably wouldn't write in it often.  However, I didn't think it would take this long!  The school year is in full swing.  We finished the first trimester at the beginning of December and we are in full swing!  Below are some of the happenings in room 106 in Reader's Workshop.

Reader's Workshop works with expectations in place.  We did what it sounds like, looks like, and feels like so that students have examples to refer back to.  It is in the library so I can easily reference it for individuals or as a whole group.

Our first major comprehension skill was visualizing.  We made a rubric and then had student examples.

 

Next, we focused on inferring in fiction texts.  We also created a rubric and student models.

When I was absent at a professional development, I had to do a "think-aloud" on paper for an inference. We then added other inferences to the bottom to help create our theory. Students worked hard and gave text evidence to support their thinking.