The purpose of this workshop is to demonstrate strategies and methods useful for creating and implementing a writer's workshop in a classroom. The participants will assess materials and supplies needed, design a conducive classroom arrangement, discuss the components of a writing workshop, and share various methods of responding to student products. The presentation of this workshop includes small group collaboration, whole group sharing, and independent creative writing.
Students write competently for a variety of purposes and audiences.
Students communicate using standard English grammar, usage, sentence structure, punctuation, capitalization, spelling, and handwriting. The purpose of this workshop is to present a model for Readers' Workshop to teachers and assist them in creating an implementation plan for application in their classrooms. The strategies presented are designed to simulate the Readers' Workshop model, while investigating several designs for managing Readers' Workshop in the classroom. Also there will be work done to assist in differentiating curriculum for students of varying ability. The participants will work toward defining curriculum needs met through Readers' Workshop and applying that knowledge to an implementation plan.