"Does anyone have a reader's workshop format in their classroom? I am looking to start this with my struggling readers. I was wondering if anyone has any tips??? I have read Nancy Atwell's book In the Middle but I was hoping to get some feedback from teachers who actually use it."
Thanks much! Nicole Winiecki Reading Resource Horning Middle School 2000 Wolf Road Waukesha, WI 53186 Nicole, I am doing this right now as an experiment with my reading class to see if they like it. It came about when one of the boys was reading and tried to get into character. We are reading Because of Winn-Dixie, and each member of the class (there are 2 boys and 5 girls) has a part, or multiple parts since there are more boy parts than boys, plus someone is always the narrator. They love it because they use Florida accents, or what they think Florida accents sound like) and remind each other if they lose their place. It is so funny, cute, and much more meaningful than any reading we've done this year. (All of my students have reading disabilities; by the way, so I'm sure your struggling readers would enjoy it too). Laurie Wasserman, NBCT/TLN Grade 6 Special Needs Teacher Medford, Massachusetts [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ The Literacy Workshop ListServ http://www.literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/lit_literacyworkshop.org. Search the LIT archives at http://snipurl.com/LITArchive
