Example of Management of a Reader’s Workshop in a 50-minute period

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Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Daily oral or shared reading

Poetry club

(10 minutes)

All groups

All groups

All groups

All groups

All groups

Comprehension strategy instruction/thematic guided reading with teacher and word study

Making connections

(30 minutes)

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

Group 4

Group 5

Peer guided reading and word study practice

Book club

(30 minutes)

Groups 2, 5

Groups 1, 3

Groups 2, 4

Groups 3, 5

Groups 1, 4

Self-selected extended

Reading and writing

SSR/SSW

(30 Minutes)

Groups 3, 4

Groups 4, 5

Groups 1, 5

Groups 1, 2

Groups 2, 3

Revisit guided Reading and comprehension strategy instruction

Book club

Community share

(10 minutes)

All groups

All groups

All groups

All groups

All groups