The Reading Workshop

I saw my hero yesterday. She came over from her new job as the Jr. High principal to see the Halloween parade. I had been thinking about ...

I have been pleased with the participation of students this year on The Reading Workshop blog. Their comments have been well-written, with...

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...

We worked collectively to figure out the meaning of a phrase from Coach John Wooden's Pyramid of Success. You can view the entire excer...

One of the biggest problems when students read nonfiction is deciding what is important. Today's lesson focused on determining what is ...

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...

Many of you read the post on October 8 with the note about I Hate Reading . The student who wrote the note, wanted to comment, but I though...

With the Presidential election being such a hot topic, naturally students at Laurelville are interested in their teachers' opinions. Fo...

Are you a fast and fluent reader? Should you be? Today in Reading Workshop we discussed the pace used when reading. Sometimes even the m...

Between teacher's inservice days and the Pumpkin Show, I am going to be mighty scarce for the next 10 days. This comes at a time when s...

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...

For all of you Paulsen fans (of which I am one), have a listen to a great interview. My favorite quote from Paulsen is, "kids should r...

Emily and Heather, two of my daughters and Jason were talking and as I listened in on their conversation , I heard: H:  David saw you Thursd...

The process of reading is when a person reads text and their inner voice makes connections between the meaning of the words, and relates it ...

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

The Carnival of Education is at Mathew Needleman’s Creating Lifelong Learners . If you want to read the latest ideas and information in edu...

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, please complete the following in the comments section. Replace the red with information about your SSR book. I am reading Soldie...

Kara M. said, "When you go through your essay, you see it like you think it's supposed to be. When you read it aloud, you find the...

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