Miller ch.1 Guiding Principles
“Reading workshop is a simple framework for teaching and learning…Based on the principles of time, choice, response, and community, a workshop format allows for in-depth teaching and learning, flexibility, differentation, and ultimately, independence.”
Proficient Reader Research
"Ellin understood that first we needed to learn about ourselves as readers. She challenged us to be metacognitivie- to think about ourthinking as we read."
"We were amazed about what we learned about ourselves as readers. We were making connections, asking questions, drawing inferences, and synthesizing information."
""Big- picture" Planning is about creating a well-thought-out, overall plan tha guides my work and gives diredtions to our day-to-day learning goals, or targets."
Gradual Release of Responsibility
Four stages of towards independence:
Teacher modeling and demonstration.
Guided practice, where teachers gradually give students more responsibility for task completion.
Independent practice accompained by descriptive feedback.
Application of the strategy in real reading situations.
You can go out of order using these stages
Community:creating a culture and climate for thinking
What is the the importance of creating community? Everything.
Real communites flourish when we bring toether the voices, hearts, and souls of the people who inhabit them.
It's essential that we work first to build genuine relationships, establish mutual trust, and create working literate environments.
Showing children we care about them is an important first message. Modeling for children how to show someone you care about them; modeling how you go about creating lasting friendships.
Taeching children how to listen and respond to each other in respectful thoughtful ways also foster new relationships and caring communities.
The best opportuniteis to show kids how to behave occur in the moment.
Use their words and yours to bring thoughts together.
Establishing Mutual Trust
Trust children enough to give them the time and the tools to think for themselves, to pose and solve problems, and to make informed decisions about their learning.
