The Reading Workshop

The assignment was for students to write a note or letter to me about themselves as a reader. The directions were intentionally vague. I r...

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...

Students finished their first major writing project last week--a letter about the book they were reading. This was quite a learning process...

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...

One journal, one topic, one file, but two writers make a Two Person Journal. Students were partnered with a peer from another class. A fol...

Everybody loves to get a letter, even teachers. Our latest projects is one of my favorites because I get a lot of letters, and I get to rea...

One of our latest projects in Writing Workshop is to write a thank you letter to someone in your life that has made your life better. Stude...

How would you describe yourself as a reader? That is the challenge facing students with the next project. Students are writing a letter in...

Students finished their letters today on the topic, "Reasons Why I Liked the Book." The following is a letter by Dillon Y. that i...

We sing daily in reading class. The lyrics are shown on the wall with a DLP projector. Students read the words as they sing. This helps s...

Today we focused on writing a friendly letter and the proper format. We discussed setting the tone in the opening, putting facts and detail...