How Do I Teach a Mini-Lesson?

There are two purposes for using mini-lessons as part of the teaching-learning process. It is used for introduction of curricular pacing content expectations and re-teaching instruction based on conferencing with students and assessment data.

A mini-lesson consists of:

1.       Short, teacher directed lesson

2.       Teacher introduces one skill/idea/strategy.

3.       Teacher modeling or demonstrating skill.

4.       Students practicing a skill.

What are the Components of My Reading Workshop?

The workshop model to the teaching of reading and writing is a student-centered approach, where the students are active participants of their learning.

1.       Mini-lesson

a.        Curricular Pacing Instruction

b.       Instruction based on feedback from conferencing with students or assessments

2.       Transition

3.       Workshop Time

a.        Daily 6 Reading Activities for Students

b.       Conferring and Small Group Instruction for Teacher

4.       Transition

5.       Sharing and Reflection

a.        Students practice higher levels of taxonomy by sharing their learning both what worked and did not work in their learning for the Student Work Time

b.       Opportunity to practice Listening and Speaking