This glimpse into a first-grade reading workshop features individual and group instruction plus a number of activities, including guided oral reading and assessment.
This video of a reading workshop in primary was originally part of the professional development video series, "Assessing Primary Readers," produced by KET in 2003, and also in the multimedia professional development resource Literacy Strategies in Action produced in 2006 by KET in collaboration with the Kentucky Department of Education as part of the Reading First initiative.
This video features the daily reading workshop in the first-grade class of Felicia Cumings-Smith at Blake Elementary in Louisville, Ky. Reading workshop includes individual and group instruction, individual reading and book sharing as well as guided oral reading and informal assessment.
How many different activities did you notice during the reading workshop?
Did you notice anything that surprised you?
Is time set aside in your classroom for daily reading/writing workshops?
What characteristics of highly effective teaching and learning do you observe?
Kentucky Department of Education: Characteristics of Highly Effective Teaching and Learning
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