The Reading Workshop

The next project in Reading Workshop will be to write a memoir.  Although somewhat like an autobiography, a memoir is slightly different.  ...

After several weeks in DARE class, students have to write an essay about the class.  Students are instructed by Deputy Dale Thomas from th...

Students in Reading Workshop have made amazing progress this year.  You should feel good about your success!  What has made you successful?...

Here is some free advice--take a little time to check your spelling.  In the previous post, I used the wrong word, leading students to us...

In Reading Workshop, students have read passages, wrote and rewrote answers, and been "practiced up" into submission.   They...

She told the teacher giving her the practice test, "I don't need to look back.  I know the answer."  And maybe she did.  I ...

Students in Reading Workshop are taking the Practice Sixth Grade Reading Ohio Achievement Assessment.  We attempt to make this as realist...

Students are presenting their project they researched and then created on Google Docs about an ancient civilization as part of their social ...

Kids love series books. Frequently good readers choose to read books in a series. With books in a series, the reader gets to know the char...

Being a student is a lot easier than it used to be.  If class gets a little boring, you can just check your email, text someone, or surf th...

Students were treated to an excellent message during an assembly today.  Jim Basketball Jones focused on applying kindness and care to ev...

How do your thoughts about reading compare to your classmates?

Image being the best.  Imagine having such an advantage that no one could compare.  Think about being so superior that three million people...

Some cause happiness wherever they go, others cause happiness whenever they go. Which one are you? What are your thoughts about happine...

Want an easy guide to reading difficult text.  Here are steps to follow. 1.  Skim the entire article FIRST 2.  Look at the title, heading...

Want to play a little Pinball?  Check out these Pinball Vocabulary games from  Ms. Amanda's 6th Grade Language Arts Class. Red A1 ...

There is nothing like a picture to show something soooooooooo  if you want to see a daily picture from The Reading Workshop, just check out...

What do you want to do?  What do you want to be?  Do you have the guts to dream?  Do you have the courage to make it happen? Reading Wor...

I have been reading Guys Write for Guys Read , a collections of stories edited by Jon Scieszka.  These stories are from successful writer...

Christmas break is over and students are getting back in the groove.  Students spent some time today working on their blogs publishing dr...