num_pages: 232
description: In his years of teacher workshops, author Patrick Allen has heard it “I don’t have time!”“I don’t know what questions to ask!”“I don’t know what to write in my notes, it’s too hard!”In his book The Keystone of Reader’s Workshop , Allen argues that the benefits of conferring outweigh the challenges and that teachers must put forth the effort of learning how to do it well. Inside, he shows teachers how to overcome their perceived obstacles and shows them how they can make conferring tangible. Conferring lays the groundwork for effective reading instruction. Conferences with students are purposeful conversations that scaffold reading comprehension strategies to guide the reader’s progress. Ultimately, through the gradual release of responsibility, you will create engaged and independent readers. Starting with what conferring isn’t , Allen unpacks the essential components of the  With his guidance, you will be able to set goals for student conferring and elevate student reader conferences from start to finish.
language: English
title: Conferring: The Keystone of Reader's Workshop
publisher: Stenhouse Publishers