The Reading Workshop

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Do you have courage enough to make mistakes?

At the end of each day we stack the chairs. This makes it easier to clean the room. Yesterday three students worked a little harder than ...

With the OAA quickly approaching, are you motivated for success?  Do you have what it takes to give your best?

Starting today there is  zero tolerance for mistakes in writing .  The school year is half over.  Students in  Reading Workshop   have ...

Even though you think you are hidden, I see you.  Don't be like this gecko, feeling like he can't be seen.  When we have cla...

The end of the nine weeks is here.  Work has been turned in and graded.  But what if a student's average doesn't fit what they have ...

You have been reading and writing all year.  You have practiced every imaginable type of test passage.  Your vocabulary has improved tremend...

Her homework paper said she read exactly 30 minutes a day.  She read exactly 10 pages each time.  As I looked at the paper, I thought, ...

Each week students have an assignment to read at home. Students choose a book that they want to read from home, the library, or the book roo...

Want an A on your blog? Climb the stairs to writing success. Climb the stairs to earning a good grade. Did you spell everything correctly?...

Some students work sooooooo hard. No matter what the task is in Reading Workshop , they give it their best. Where does the motivation come...

I didn't notice the shirt when he walked in the room. In fact, I probably wouldn't have ever noticed it if it hadn't been point...

Grades in Reading Workshop are earned based on students' work. Most assignments are graded using a rubric scoring work with 1 - 4. Thi...

Students that have characteristics that help them succeed in Reading Workshop, will most likely achieve throughout their life. The more re...

I had a conversation with a student this week about why she wasn't getting her work done. I started out with my usual conversation abou...

Student: I have all A's & B's with just one C. I sure wish I could get on the Honor Roll. Me: What is your C in? Student: So...

This is a new type of zero tolerance set up specifically for Reading Workshop. Students are expected to write without mistakes. Each ...

I was reading the NYC Educator's Blog when I came upon this post. He told this story about one of his students. I looked at the kid...

When you are facing something impossible and unknown, do you have the courage to stare it down and succeed? Can you overcome the challenges...