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Resources:
Resources:
An interview with Donalyn Miller, aka The Book Whisperer (and her blog.)
A padlet on reading workshop in high school -- filled with resources
YALSA 2021 Winners
YALSA Best Books of the YearYALSA: Best Nonfiction of the Year
Mini-lesson ideas
Mini-lesson ideas
Check in the files below for sample mini-lesson topics.
From Teaching Channel comes a mini-lesson in 5th grade.
Conferring
Conferring
Check out this padlet for resources for conferring with readers and writers.
A Case for Choice in AP English
Accidental English teacher and whole class novels
An English Teacher's Dirty Secret
Finding the Right Book for Growth in AP English
A blog about student choice
Lit. Circles/Book Clubs
Lit. Circles/Book Clubs
New to lit circles? Check out this video.
Lit Circles at the High School
Smokey Daniels, who popularized lit circles, writes about what's new with lit circles. In this article, he talks about role sheets and the importance of using the thinking strategies.
Want to see Penny Kittle confer with readers?
Listen to Penny Kittle and Kelly Gallagher confer with each other and talk about ways they think about conferring with readers.
Check out this blog on conferring with readers.
Here's a conference from Teacher's College Reading and Writing Project
Three Teachers Talk write about the importance of reading conferences in the high school and here, and check out conferences notes here.
Below you'll find a pdf called "Allison_Websample." It contains a chapter from Nancy Allison's wonderful book, Middle School Readers (Heinemann). The chapter is titled "Differentiating Instruction Through Deskside Conferences."
Lucy Calkins comments on feedback.
Book Recommendations
Book Recommendations
From Nancie Atwell's school: student recommendations
Ideas from ALSC
Student recommendations from Three Teachers Talk
Arguments for and against teaching the whole class novel:
Arguments for and against teaching the whole class novel:
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