Reading Workshop

Over the last few weeks, mini-lessons in reading workshop have focused on comprehension strategies.  Our unit of study began with lessons on self-monitoring, and today we finished a group of lessons focused on activating background knowledge and connecting it to new knowledge and learning.  

Starting on Monday, we will continue comprehension based mini-lessons but will focus on asking questions.  Students will:

• Learn to ask questions as they read
• Ask questions to gain information
• Wonder about the text to understand big ideas

During all comprehension lessons, we have been using non-fiction texts.  I have used nonfiction to model strategies, and students have completed shared and guided practice reading activities with nonfiction as well.  We have been able to integrate nonfiction texts focused on the science content we are currently studying as well.  

Staring next week, during independent reading time, students will be reading strictly nonfiction.  On Monday, students will look in the school library for texts, and can use the classroom library as a resource too.  If your child has any nonfiction texts at home that they are particularly interested in, or if you want to make a trip to the library for texts and topics that interest your child, please feel free to bring those books in as well!