Readers' Workshops : Bridging Literature and Literacy : Stories from Teachers and Their Classrooms

Cover......Page 1 Title......Page 2 ISBN......Page 3 CONTENTS......Page 4 CONTRIBUTORS......Page 7 INTRODUCTION: JOINING OTHERS ON NEW JOURNEYS TO COMMUNITIES OF READERS......Page 8 Without Stones There is No Arch: Building Bridges to Communities of Readers......Page 13 Fostering a Community of Readers with Readers' Workshops......Page 31 Looking in on the Readers' Workshop......Page 51 Readers' Workshop from the Inside Out......Page 54 Three Teachers, Three Years, Three Workshops: A Story of Growing and Learning......Page 58 Travelling in Time with Readers' Workshop......Page 65 Who's Doing the Learning Around Here?......Page 74 On Blooming: A Collaborative Exploration of Reading and Writing Process......Page 80 Reading for Success: Readers' Workshop in the Early Grades......Page 85 Readers' Workshop: Teach Me, If You Dare!......Page 93 Strategies for Starting Readers' Workshops with Children Experiencing Reading Difficulties......Page 99 Parents*: Partners in Literacy......Page 108 "What Have You Done to My Child?"......Page 118 Who Says Junior High Students Don't Want to Read?......Page 123 So How Come We Aren't Doing Questions in This Class?......Page 129 Big Dividends: Andrew's Story......Page 139 One Student ConnectsMeaning Is Made: Jason's Story......Page 146 Reconsidering the Response Journal......Page 152 PART IV RESOURCES TO BRIDGE LITERATURE AND LITERACY......Page 161 1 A Selection of Bibliographies......Page 162 II Resources Especially for Secondary Teachers......Page 187 This resource consists of assembled writings by two dozen educators on the topic of readers' workshops for elementary and secondary students. The writings dicuss underlying principles of readers' workshops, suggestions for implementation, strategies for special groups, mini-lessons and literature appreciation. In addition, professional resources on the use of literature at different grade levels are included