Establishing Readers Workshop

     Today we learned about establishing Readers Workshop.  We discussed the rules and expectations for Readers Workshop.  Readers Workshop can be broken into three parts; the opening, work time, and the closing.  During the opening, the teacher is teaching a mini-lesson.  This mini-lesson can include modeling a strategy, guided practice (turn and talk), and so on.  This is approximately 15 minutes of the workshop.  The work period can consist of independent activities, guided reading groups, centers, and diagnostic testing.  This is approximately 30-40 minutes of the workshop.  The remaining 10 minutes of the workshop is called the closing.   The closing serves to review what was learned in the day's lesson as well as how it is used in the next day's lesson.  The closing is also a time for the teacher to clarify any misconceptions.