Booklists, Videos & More!
Extras! 3-5 reading workshop....RRISD 2014
Books--a few favorite titles for read-alouds & interactive read-alouds
Fox by Margaret Wild
One Green Apple by Eve Bunting
Those Shoes by Maribeth Boelts
Number the Stars by Lois Lowry
Baseball Saved Us by Ken Mochizuki
Maria Isabella by Alma Flor Ada
Out of My Mind by Sharon Draper
Tiger Rising by Kate DiCamillo
Sideways Stories from Wayside School by Louis Sachar
Workshop Videos
Video Albums from Teacher's College Reading & Writing Project
A collection of videos that capture: mini-lessons, small group instruction, conferences, and much more!
Video inside a Reading Workshop Classroom
Book Lists
Book Trailers
Storyline Online
An online streaming video program featuring members of the Screen Actors Guild reading children's books aloud.http://www.storylineonline.net/
Chapter Book Assessment Ideas
Tips to Support and Assess Students Comprehension in Chapter Books
Jennifer Serravallo, author of the Independent Reading Assessment for grades 3, 4, and 5 in Fiction and Nonfiction (Scholastic, 2012, 2013) and of the Heinemann titles Teaching Reading in Small Groups (2010) and Conferring with Readers (2007) offers some tips on the Chart Chums blog. Check out the anchor chart examples!
Great Literacy Websites and Blogs
Odds and Ends
Guided Reading: The Romance and the Reality
Fountas and Pinnell update and challenge our understanding of guided reading.http://www.heinemann.com/fountasandpinnell/supportingMaterials/FountasPinnell_revdReadingTeacherArticle12_2012.pdf
A best-practice tip about how to confer when teaching in small groups (HD)
Goal-Setting Conference