Readers pay attention to Readers read and then characters wants and troubles retell what the text is about. Readers think about character traits and feelings Readers bring more to the text than just the Readers think about what words and pictures informational text. (prior their character is trying to tell knowledge, inference, them visualization, connections) Lesson Plan Session 1 Concept Readers make decisions Teaching Point Readers show all that they know about being in charge of their reading by settling in, reading, jotting if necessary, and talking to partners. Materials Prepared bags of books from first grade May-June levels Optional: Crate of books on every table matching the levels passed up to second grade class. of readers coming to you. Varied genre: Chapter long and Post-its in every bag short, series, favorite picture books, poetry, leveled Pen or pencil in every bag readers, informational text of all kinds. (Talk with first Teacher’s own baggie of matching levels and varied grade teachers or devise a way to communicate May-June genre in readers bags to be used for mini-lesson reading levels of readers). demonstrations for modeling the mini-lesson Tips Please see the Resource Material Packet for Assessment Checklist to be used during the unit Please see background section for what partnerships should look like in Reading Workshop. You are leaning on the fact that readers have two years of Reading Workshop structures and procedures behind them. Remind them quickly of their work previously. Plan to look for them to
Readers pay attention to characters wants and troubles Readers think about character traits and feelings Readers think about what their character is trying to tell them Readers read and then retell what the text is about. Readers bring more to the text than just the words and pictures informational text. (prior knowledge, inference, visualization, connections) Lesson Plan Session 1 Concept Readers make decisions Teaching Point Readers show all that they know about being in charge of their reading by settling in, reading, jotting if necessary, and talking to partners. Materials Prepared bags of books from first grade May-June levels passed up to second grade class. Post-its in every bag Pen or pencil in every bag Teacher’s own baggie of matching levels and varied genre in readers bags to be used for mini-lesson demonstrations for modeling the mini-lesson Optional: Crate of books on every table matching the levels of readers coming to you. Varied genre: Chapter long and short, series, favorite picture books, poetry, leveled readers, informational text of all kinds. (Talk with first grade teachers or devise a way to communicate May-June reading levels of readers). Tips Please see the Resource Material Packet for Assessment Checklist to be used during the unit Please see background section for what partnerships should look like in Reading Workshop. You are leaning on the fact that readers have two years of Reading Workshop structures and procedures behind them. Remind them quickly of their work previously. Plan to look for them to
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