Thursday, July 30, 2009

Reader's Workshop

Reader's Workshop is a time dedicated to reading ~ students learn a variety of reading strategies, they explore different genres, they develop an understanding of concepts of print, and they share reading experiences with their classmates.  The structure of  Reader's Workshop encourages students to take responsibility for their own reading. Teachers teach mini-lessons, meet with students in small groups (guided reading). and periodically conference one-on-one with students. Children are then expected to put literacy lessons into action during their independent workshop time. The components of Reader's Workshop are:  Read to Self, Read to Someone, Listen to Reading, and Word Work. Throughout the week each student will work on all of these components at some time. Read to Self is a daily expectation.
The literacy CAFE menu provides a way to assess students participating in Reader's Workshop, and it uses the acronym CAFE to help children understand four important components of literacy learning. The CAFE "menu" lists specific strategies to help children improve in each of the these 4 areas.

C ~ Comprehension - I understand what I read.
A ~ Accuracy - I can read the words.
F ~ Fluency - I can read smoothly with few errors and understand what I read.
E ~ Expand Vocabulary - I know, find, and use interesting words.

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