Literacy Night Fall 2009 Plan-so-far
—based on our meetings and Lisa’s lovely minutes
Purpose/Objectives
• informative - what happens in the workshops and ways for parents to support
• create common understanding & common language
• Question: is this a one or two night thing?
K-2 reader’s workshop
• explanation to parents about what is a readers workshop
• and how guided reading is one piece of the readers workshop
• K-2 mini lesson
• centers
• read aloud/ shared reading /interactive reading
• word work
• demos of guided reading
• idea to have some kids present to model guided reading & mini lesson
3-5 reader’s workshop
• explanation to parents about what is a readers workshop
• and how guided reading is one piece of the readers workshop
• 3-5 mini lesson
• read aloud/ shared reading /interactive reading
• reading response letters
• demo of guided reading
• idea to have some kids present to model guided reading & mini lesson
Note: Make sure there's a connection between K-2 demo models and 3-5 demo models in what is presented
Writer’s workshop
• explanation to parents about what is a writers workshop
• create common language
• share writing calendar w/ parents so that they see how their kids are involved in multigenre writing throughout the year.
o Share this information at Curriculum Night, too.
• word work
• reading like a writer
• writing process- brainstorm, draft, revise, edit, publication
• model/demonstrate to parents what a mini lesson looks like
o topics?
o Have real kids in this demo as well?
• have real students' writing to displayed as a process
o how many real kids writings?
o Anonymous?
o Have teachers use an actual student’s process with work to illustrate?
My questions:
• What differences are there in K-2 and 3-5 writer’s workshop? How should they be set up differently on Literacy Night?
• How many sessions of each?
• How long each?
• Parents go to 2 sessions?
• Kids on premises?
• Sept. suggestion—possible dates?
