Resources


 * __Websites__**

Go here to see two online noticeboards that will take you to some great resources on Readers' Workshop and Reading Comprehension:

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Beth Newingham is a Grade 3 teacher. Her site has extensive information on Readers Workshop - click on Literacy Links on the left hand side of the site []

Two excellent blog posts by Beth Newingham describing aspects of her Readers Workshop []

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Growing resources on Readers Workshop, including anchor charts []

Some great resources for teaching comprehension strategies within Readers Workshop __[]__

How to set up Readers Workshop in your classroom []

A treasure trove of tools to help with strategy development []

Some great ideas for teaching comprehension strategies in Kindergarten []

Great resources for teaching reading comprehension []

A great Aussie blog on Readers Workshop []

__**Some Recommended Teacher Reference Books **__
 * //The Art of Teaching Reading// by Lucy McCormick Calkins
 * //Growing Readers: Units of Study in the Primary Classroom// by Kathy Collins
 * //Guiding Readers and Writers (Grades 3-6): Teaching Comprehension, Genre, and Content Literacy// by Irene C. Fountas and Gay Su Pinnell
 * //Teaching for Comprehension in Reading Grades K-2// by Gay Su Pinnell and Patricia L. Scharer
 * //Comprehension Connections: Bridges to Strategic Reading// by Tanny McGregor
 * //Independence in Reading// by Don Holdaway
 * //Lessons in Comprehension: Explicit Instruction in the Reading Workshop// by Frank Serafini
 * //Mosaic of Thought// by Susan Zimmermann and Ellin Oliver Keene
 * //To Understand: New Horizons in Reading Comprehension// by Ellin Oliver Keene
 * //On Solid Ground// by Sharon Taberski
 * //Comprehension from the Ground Up: Simplified, Sensible Instruction for the K-3 Reading Workshop// by Sharon Taberski
 * //Reading Essentials// by Regie Routman
 * //The Reading Workshop// by Frank Serafini
 * //Reading with Meaning// by Debbie Miller
 * //Revisiting the Reading Workshop: Management, Mini-Lessons, and Strategies// by Barbara Orehovec and Marybeth Alley
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">//Teaching for Deep Comprehension: A Reading Workshop Approach// by Linda J. Dorn and Carla Soffos
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">//The Daily Five: Fostering Literacy Independence in the Primary Grades// by Gail Boushey and Joan Moser
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">//The CAFE Book: Engaging all students in Daily Literacy Assessment and Instruction// by Gail Boushey and Joan Moser