Reader's+Workshop

= Reader's Workshop =

Below is our first discussion question. We will learn how to have a wiki discussion in the first few weeks of school. A wiki discussion allows all of us to respond to an important question and then read each others responses and respond to them.

September 2011: A reading nook is a special place inside or outside your home where you can go and comfortably read without being disturbed. What is your favorite reading nook at home?

Good readers use the strategies below to help them become even better readers! We will learn more about how to use these strategies this year! Click on the link below to learn more about how we use the Daily Five in our reader's workshop!

Daily Five
 > Making connections is an important reading strategy. Making connections, also known as developing schema, enhances understanding. Proficient readers and writers connect to the world around them by building schema through prior knowledge and personal experiences. Good readers use their background and experiences to connect to text in a personal way (text-to-self). Good readers also connect to the world around them by connecting what they read to real-world experiences (text-to-world) and make connections between text (text-to-text). > > > >





Inferring is the process of creating meaning from text. It combines our prior knowledge (schema) with what is read. When readers infer, they create meaning that is not stated explicitly in the text. The reader "reads between the lines" to pick up on clues provided by the author in order to extract meaning. When readers infer, they draw conclusions, make predictions, create interpretations, make connections, and think critically about the text. Inferring allows the reader to extend their comprehension beyond literal understanding.