Independent Reading Workshop in Content Areas

I can remember very vividly those students who had no patience while waiting for a teacher to help them. They would either be out of their seats, waving their hand in the air, or calling out the teacher’s name over and over again. I really liked how a part of this chapter gave ideas of what students can be doing while waiting on the teacher’s assistance. This keeps them from distracting other students from their work.                                              

Billy Madison was always a distraction in the classroom!

I always hear my mom talk about reading workshop and I’ve gotten to see some of her notes that she has on some of her students. Some of them are not as advanced as others in their reading. In this chapter it talks about how we should conduct a one-on-one conference during reading time. I think this is very important for us, as teachers, and for our students. This way we can see how well they are doing with the workshop and asses their progress and needs. I remember when I was in elementary school and we were reading the teacher would meet with some of the same students multiple times. I always wondered why I never met with my teacher as much as they did, but now I know why. I was more advanced in reading than they were. I also talk with my mom about she helps her students who struggle with reading during this time. It is stressful to her at times because sometimes there is not enough time in the day to help the students how we would like to. However, I like the idea of debriefing at the end of each reading time or giving the mini lesson at the end. This way we can give students a chance to ask questions if they have any and hopefully get them to have a better understanding of what they just did.

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