Key Takeaways From the

Teachers College Reading Institute:

Structure of Reading Workshop
Presentation Goals and Standards
Objective:
1. I can review and discuss the key takeaways from the Teachers
College Reading Institute.
Teacher Leadership Standards:
● TLS Domain 1: Fostering a Collaborative Culture to Support Educator
Development and Student Learning.
NBPTS Standards:
● Proposition 5: Teachers are Members of Professional Communities.
 How many times a week do you
implement Reading Workshop in your
classroom?
Reading Stats from Renaissance Learning

How can we use

Reading Workshop
to support
students’ growth as
readers?
What Does Balanced Literacy Look Like?
 How do you
currently
structure Reading
Workshop in your
classroom?
Let’s Talk About the Structure of Reading Workshop

● Structure
● Pace
● Engagement
● Independence

Example of Reading Workshop Plan:

● Minilesson: 10 min
● Conference: 5 min
● Small Group (Shared Reading): 8
min
● Midworkshop Interruption: 1-3 min
● Small Group (Strategy Group): 8
min
● Conference: 5 min
● Share: 3-5 min
Minilessons Within Reading Workshop
LC Minilesson Breakdown
1. Connection/TP
● Invite students to grab materials
● Review previous/relevant learning
● Tell a story to hook students and
lead into the day’s learning
2. Teach
● Demo in your own book or digital
text
● Voice over your thinking - name
the steps
● BE DRAMATIC
● Pretend you are there
3. Active Engagement
● Ask kids to try OR set them up to
try this when they go to read
● Voice over some sentence stems
● Have a partner (pet, sibling,
stuffed animal)
4. Link
● Restate TP
● Refer to chart
● Send off with options for ways to
continue the work
Small Groups
 How do you
implement/organize
small groups in your
classroom?
What Can Small Groups Look Like?
Differentiating Groups
Helpful Tips
Closing Activity

With your grade level team, select a reading unit that

you want to structure in this way. Give it a try and
see how it goes!
Let’s Reflect
1. Are there any changes you can make to the way
Reading Workshop is structured in your classroom?
2. How will structuring Reading Workshop this way
benefit your students? How will it inform your
instruction?
3. Are there any challenges with implementing this
Reading Workshop structure?

★ Please keep an eye out for a survey I will be sending out via
Google Forms.