Reading Workshop
Mini-Lesson (10-15 Min.) Each Reading Workshop session will begin with a mini lesson that lasts approximately 10-15 minutes. During each mini lesson, the teacher will introduce a specific concept, also known as the teaching point. Most often the teaching point will focus on a reading strategy or skill. The teacher will explicitly model or demonstrate the skill for the students.
Mini-lesson ideas will come from the acronym FACE- "The FACE of a Reader". This idea came from another 2nd grade teacher Mrs. Maiolo. Links to sites with mini-lesson ideas can be found below.
| Fluency | Accuracy | Comprehension | Extended Vocaublary |
| I can read accurately, with expression, and understand what I read. | I can read the words. | I understand what I read. | I know, find, and use interesting words. |
| ●Reads Just Right Books ●Can read sight words automatically ●Read so it sounds like talking ●Read punctuation for meaning ●Read accurately with expression, and changes in voice ●Adjusts reading rate to match the text Chunks words into phrases |
●Cross Checking ●Use pictures- Do the words and pictures match? ●Uses beginning and ending sounds ●Blend sounds- stretch the word ●Flip the sound ●Chunk letters and sounds together ●Skip the word and come back ●Try a word that sounds and looks right |
●Check for Understanding ●Back up and reread ●Monitor and Fix-up ●Retell the story ●Use prior knowledge to connect with the text ●Create a mental image ●Ask questions ●Predict what will happen and use text to confirm ●Infer and support with evidence ●Use text features (NF) ●Summarize text- include sequence of main events ●Use main idea and supporting details to determine importance ●Determine author's purpose ●Recognize literary elements ●Cause and Effect ●Compare and Contrast |
●Tune into interesting words ●Use pictures, illustrations, and diagrams ●Uses word parts to determine meaning ●Use synonyms, antonyms, and homophones to determine word meanings ●Use a dictionary |
Beginning of year book ideas for mini-lessons
Forever Book Letter for Parents
I Pick Song by Mrs. Howard's Class
F.A.C.E. Mini-lesson/Book Ideas
Fluency
Use punctuation-
Yo? Yes!
Accuracy
Use the pictures:
Noisy Nora/Goodnight Gorilla
Cross Checking Song-
http://vimeo.com/7605998
Movement- To make an
X, we put one arm up in front of our chest for "Does this word make
sense?" and the other arm crossing it for "The letters match the word."
Beginning and Ending Sounds-For
this strategy I start off with "guess the covered word".
For example, on chart paper, I write:
●Kaylee’s favorite food is pizza.
●I cover up the whole word "pizza" with post-its. I call on a few
students to tell me a food. We talk about how we know it's going to be a
food word because the rest of the sentence "favorite food" helped us
figure that out.
They may come up with a list like : cake, cookies, tacos, etc...
●I then uncover the first letter "p" and we look back at our list and
cross off any words that don't start with "p". We then may have to add
words to our list, so we add food words that start with "p".
●I then uncover the last letter and we go through our list and look for
words that end in "a". We then cross off words that don't end in "a".
By this time we look at the whole word.
●We talk about how knowing the first and last letter in a word can often
help us figure out the whole word.
Flip the Sound-
Make
cards with sight words pictures and a mix of long and short vowel words.
I modeled using the wrong vowel sound and when cross checking I notice
that it kind of looked right, but did not sound right, so we all flipped
our hands palms up to palms down and practiced flipping the vowel
sounds. Voila, it looked right, sounded right and made sense with the
pictures. A website to use
to make sight word pictures
http://www.rockingham.k12.va.us/sound_sorting/sound_sorting_menu.htm
Comprehension
Check for Understanding-
We made a check mark in the air, asking "Who?" on the downward motion
and "What happened?" on the upward motion.
Tune in to Interesting Words-
We rub our ear like Carol Burnett used to do at the end of her show.
While I'm reading aloud, I'll say, "Boy, I'm gonna tune in to that
word," rub my ear, and repeat it.
Back up and reread- We put
our thumb over our shoulder like we're hitchhiking.
Inferences:
My kids put their hand behind their head, touching their brain, and the
other hand in front like they are reading a book, palm up. Then when we
make an inference, we say, "Take what you already know and put it with
what you are reading." Then we smack them together.
Problem and Solution-
Books to use: any version
of the 3 Little Pigs, The Grinch
Who Stole Christmas,
Sequencing-
Books to use:
The House That Jack Built, There
Was An Old Lady That Swallowed a Fly, Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs,
Dogzilla
Predictions-
Books to use: Ira Sleeps Over, The Salamander Room, Officer Buckle and
Gloria,
Cause and Effect-
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, Alexander, Who Used to be Rich Last
Sunday, The Day Jimmy’s Boa Ate the Wash,
The Napping House, The Giant Jam Sandwich, Sylvester and the
Magic Pebble, Stephanie’s Ponytail, Tacky the Penguin
Schema-
The Relatives Came, Oliver Button is a Sissy, Ira Sleeps Over, any Kevin
Henkes books, No David books
Story Elements-
fairy tales, any Kevin Henkes books,
Koala Lou, individual Frog
and Toad stories
Expand Vocabulary.
Context Clues-
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One book that I use to introduce using text to help figure out the
meaning of words in Baloney (Henry P.) by Jon Scieszka and Lane
Smith. It uses words from 20 different languages in the story. Your
class will have a great time trying to figure out what each word means
by using context clues. We make predictions about the meanings. At the
end of the book it has the language it is and meaning.
Fancy Nancy-
talk about fancy words. On
chart paper make a pair of “fancy pants” on it.
Whenever anyone comes across “fancy pants” words, we write on the
chart.
Literacy Activities (60 min.)
As I meet with each guided reading group (3 per day)
students will rotate to the following literacy activities:
Independent Reading
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Why we do this? The best
way to become a better reader is to practice, practice, practice
each day! Read to Self helps us become better readers and
it is fun! |
Partner Reading |
When students are
reading with partners, they take their book boxes and read just-right
books or I read to you - you read to me books together.
Partners are taught to sit "EEKK"(elbow to elbow; knee to knee).
Students make decisions together about where they want to red,
what they want to read, and how they want to read (echo, choral,
etc.) Students are taught to Check for
Understanding when partner reading. This helps
improve comprehension. Why we do this? Reading with a partner is fun and helps us become more fluent readers. It also helps us improve our reading comprehension. |
Word Study |
When students choose Word Study, they will be
working on their weekly word sort. After they practice
sorting words they have several other word study activities they
can complete. Why we do this? Word work allows us to learn about words, to expand our vocabulary, and to become better spellers. Our writing is important to us and correct spelling allows our readers to have a better understanding and appreciation of our writing. |
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Listening Center  |
When students choose
Listen to Reading, they can either listen to stories on the
computer or books on tape. Why we do this? Listening to books on tape is fun and helps us to become more fluent readers and exposes us to a variety of genres. |
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Journal Writing  |
Students write in their daily journals, this is a free writing time. Writing focus lessons is taught during our 6 Traits writing block. |
Wrap- Up (5 min.)
At the end of the Guided Reading/Literacy Activities students will clean up. We will meet as a class to share reading successes and problem solve together as needed.
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Listen To Reading Links National Geographic- Young Explorers Scholastic- animals and food Treasures Tumbleweed books RIF Reading Planet Story Online Mem Fox Arthur Robert Munsch |
Word Work Links |
Literacy Links
Mrs. Meacham's Reading and Writing Options
The Learning Pad's Reading Workshop
Strategies for Reading Comprehension
Mrs. Nowalk's pictures of anchor charts
Mandy Gregory's Mini-lessons
Mrs. Pearce 3rd Grade Reading Workshop
Literacy- Launch Focus Lessons
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