Reader's Workshop

Daily instruction in reading takes place in our America's Choice format known as Reader's Workshop.  We begin with a mini-lesson focusing on a specific skill.  Next, the children split into three groups.  One group is reading independently and completing tasks that demonstrate what each child has acquired.  Another group works directly with a teacher in guided reading.  In guided instruction, the children and teacher read and discuss the selected text.  Each group is created based on the needs of the children for that group.  This allows for the children to mastery various strategies at a pace that is functional for the indidvidual child.  The final group rotates between a listening center and a word building station.  Each child will rotate through this process weekly.