Reading Workshops
- The Essentials of Implementing an Effective Reading Program P-3 (Full Day)
- The Essentials of Implementing an Effective Reading Program 4-9 (Full Day)
- The Essentials of Implementing an Effective Reading Program P-3 (Afternoon)
- The Essentials of Implementing an Effective Reading Program 4-9 (Afternoon)
- Assessment Of Reading (4-9) Afternoon Workshop
- Strengthening Students’ Comprehension (4-9) Afternoon Workshop
- The Role of Shared Reading and Interactive Writing (P-3) Afternoon Workshop
- Strengthening Students’ Codebreaking, Comprehension & Critical Analysis 4-9 (full day)
The Essentials of Implementing an Effective Reading Program 4-9 (Full Day)
This day specifically focuses on supporting middle years teachers in implementing a consistent structured approach to improving the reading of all students in their classroom. We draw upon current research relating to the learning needs of students in the middle years and support teachers efforts to develop and implement programs that address the challenges raised by "New Times, New Literacy". A whole - part - whole approach to the teaching of reading is advocated using a continuum of support which includes the instructional approaches of Modelled, Shared, Guided Reading and Cooperative and Collaborative strategies. Guided and Shared reading are modelled and ideas and strategies are shared with regard to managing the classroom learning environment.
Content Overview
The Four Resources Framework
The Four Resources Framework ensures that students are explicitly taught the four practices that successful readers draw upon. The framework is a very useful tool to guide our teaching in new times with new literacy.
Understanding the Reading Process:• A very practical approach to understanding the three cueing
systems
• Discussion re - assessment tools (TORCH, PM Benchmark,
Informal Prose Inventory
• Revisit Running Records of Reading
• The three levels
of analysis of a Running Record of Reading
The Instructional Approaches
• A scaffolded approach - Reading to, Reading with, Reading by
• Applying
new understandings of the reading process and the four practices to
teaching using the instructional approaches of Shared and Guided Reading
• A
particular emphasis on Guided Reading and modelling of the approach
• The organisation and management of small groups of students for Guided Reading Ideas for independent literacy learning activities
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the workshop overview here
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