Reader's Workshop

This week we have started our regular Reader's Workshop routines and things are going smoothly! Right now we are establishing good reading habits as well as learning strategies from the CAFE (Comprehension/Accuracy/Fluency/Expanding Vocabulary) menu. So far the students have learned how to "check for understanding" as well as "cross checking" while we read. We will continue to practice these strategies all year long as well as many others that we will add to the menu.

Today the students shared their favorite book and we made some connections among classmates. Two students even brought the exact same book! We found that some students had an interest in animals, while others liked books about planes or stories by Dr. Seuss! Here are some pictures of students showing off their favorite book to a buddy.