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Using a Mentor Text

  This is my third blog post about implementing reading workshop in the primary classroom. In my first post, I introduced what reading workshop is and benefits of using this approach to teach reading in

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Reading Workshop

This is my second post about implementing reading workshop in the primary classroom. In my first post, click HERE to read, I introduced what reading workshop is and benefits of using this approach to teach

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Introduction to Reading Workshop

Are you looking to implement reading workshop in your primary classroom, but need to learn more about what it is? This blog post explains the structure of reading workshop in this first of eight post series.This post is the first in an 8 part series that I will write about implementing reading workshop into your classroom.

Today, for my first post in this series, I will write and introduction about reading workshop and dive further into the different components of reading workshop as the weeks progress.

To say that I am passionate about reading instruction is an understatement. As a classroom teacher for more than 14 years, I have seen the pendulum swing from different reading initiatives, programs, and basal series. Implementing a workshop approach to teaching reading (and writing and math, for that matter!) is one of the single most important factors that literally transformed my teaching. It was only about 5 years ago that I started to learn about and implement a reading workshop approach in my classroom.

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Class President

Are you looking for a resource to use when your students are voting for their very own class president? Today I am sharing a resource for you to use in your primary classroom, as your

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Using Assessments in Book Clubs

Today I am writing my final chapter in my series about implementing book clubs in your classroom. Last week, I wrote about the role of the teacher in book clubs, which you can read more about

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Role of the Teacher in Book Clubs

On August 8, 2016, I posted a live video on my Facebook page about implementing guided reading in a primary classroom at the beginning of the new school year. You can view this video by

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