Professional DevelopmentReading and Writing Workshop

November 2, 2015Erica Zigelman, Principal

Middle School 322

Semi Short Mini Lesson Occurring. Planning lessons, clarity and focus of the lesson, what do you need support with?

What skill are you trying to teach them and what strategy are you using?

Is conferring with readers and/or small group instruction based on some assessment occurring?

What Does Reading Workshop Look Like?

Example: How are my students able to come up with a ___________ (claim for example or outline of an essay they are going to write). Name it or have a focus (such as details).

How are you tracking reading volume? My On?

Writing about reading (We are doing this with powerful paragraphs on st. reading).

What the flags mean? Use of bookmarks.

Break Up Assessments If Necessary

Have process charts with the strategies and skills taught in the room for students to refer to.

READ ALOUDS!!! Have they happened and are they happening? At least one time a week the teacher and class are in a text together.

Kids need to be able to talk about what they are reading.

What Have You Taught Your Students About Reading?

Have students who are really good at something specific teach their peers. They are able to plan what they are going to do with their peers.

This also allows for students to take leadership.

Post charts (See photos).

Student Voice in the Classroom

Have Students Place Their Name in the Chart

Another Look At The Chart

Student Note Prep

Student’s Notes on Authors Purpose

Student Notes on Lesson Learned

Take a minute to Turn and Talk with someone how can you see this happening in your classroom. If you are an ICT Co- Teacher how can you see this occurring in a content area class?

Turn and Talk

Handouts Review

Kate Roberts stated, “We need to provide, systems, structures, strategies tools and supports to help students become independent.

Writing about Texts

Repeated practice on notetaking. How do our students do this? What is our schoolwide way to do this?

Short list of forms which may work: A timeline (notes which capture the main events of a story). Create a web with info around it. “T” Chart.

Give students a chance to summarize. Use of boxes and bullets

Systems

Use talking prompts (when necessary to assist students to help with their writing.

Such prompts may include but not limited to:◦ I think (hypothesize)◦ For example…..◦ This is important because……◦ The reason for this……….

Talking Prompts

Checklists BOOKMARKS!!!!! Janet wants to see these

out there. Reading and writing progressions Focus on Main Idea and Supporting Details

in ELA and the content area.

Tools To Help Students

Turn and Talk with someone next to you and say one thing you will try out in your room. Be prepared to share out.

Summarize

Questions????????

Thank You