Readers' Workshops: Bridging Literature and Literacy Stories from Teachers and Their Classrooms

Cover......Page 1
Title......Page 2
ISBN......Page 3
CONTENTS......Page 4
CONTRIBUTORS......Page 7
INTRODUCTION: JOINING OTHERS ON NEW JOURNEYS TO COMMUNITIES OF READERS......Page 8
Without Stones There is No Arch: Building Bridges to Communities of Readers......Page 13
Fostering a Community of Readers with Readers\' Workshops......Page 31
Looking in on the Readers\' Workshop......Page 51
Readers\' Workshop from the Inside Out......Page 54
Three Teachers, Three Years, Three Workshops: A Story of Growing and Learning......Page 58
Travelling in Time with Readers\' Workshop......Page 65
Who\'s Doing the Learning Around Here?......Page 74
On Blooming: A Collaborative Exploration of Reading and Writing Process......Page 80
Reading for Success: Readers\' Workshop in the Early Grades......Page 85
Readers\' Workshop: Teach Me, If You Dare!......Page 93
Strategies for Starting Readers\' Workshops with Children Experiencing Reading Difficulties......Page 99
Parents*: Partners in Literacy......Page 108
\"What Have You Done to My Child?\"......Page 118
Who Says Junior High Students Don\'t Want to Read?......Page 123
So How Come We Aren\'t Doing Questions in This Class?......Page 129
Big Dividends: Andrew\'s Story......Page 139
One Student ConnectsMeaning Is Made: Jason\'s Story......Page 146
Reconsidering the Response Journal......Page 152
PART IV RESOURCES TO BRIDGE LITERATURE AND LITERACY......Page 161
1 A Selection of Bibliographies......Page 162
II Resources Especially for Secondary Teachers......Page 187