Around the Reading Workshop in 180 Days: A Month-By-Month Guide to Effective Instruction - Paperback

by Frank Serafini (Author), Suzette Youngs (Author)

Frank Serafini has written extensively on the reading workshop, and in talks around the country, he's answered the tough questions about teaching through this powerful medium. Now in Around the Reading Workshop in 180 Days, his most practical book to date, Serafini answers your most frequently asked questions and shows you the daily ins and outs of the workshop.

Picking up where his bestselling titles The Reading Workshop and Lessons in Comprehension left off, Serafini gives you month-by-month strategies for running a reading workshop across an entire school year. He provides everything you need to change the way intermediate and middle level students think and talk about reading, including:

• instructional strategies
• how-tos for organizing
• ideas for lessons
• ways to connect reading and writing instruction
• assessment and evaluation techniques
• tips for helping students choose books
• lists of recommended children's literature for your students and recommended professional resources for you.

Whether you're a thirty-year veteran or a novice teacher, go Around the Reading Workshop in 180 Days with Frank Serafini and take your students on a memorable journey into literacy.

Author Biography

Frank Serafini is the author of the Heinemann title Classroom Reading Assessment. He is a leading voice on the reading workshop, whether the topic is implementation, planning, assessment, or comprehension. His passion for the workshop has helped tens of thousands of teachers find more effective and professionally satisfying teaching through Heinemann professional books such as Around the Reading Workshop in 180 Days, Lessons in Comprehension, and The Reading Workshop and his newest book released in late 2015, Reading Workshop 2.0. Frank is a Professor of Literacy Education at Arizona State University and he brings his ideas, experiences, and deep understanding of reading instruction to teachers around the country as a member of Heinemann Professional Development Services.

Suzette Youngs is the coauthor of several Heinemann titles, including More (Advanced) Lessons in Comprehension (2008), Writing Withouth Boundaries (2007), and Around the Reading Workshop in 180 Days (2006). Suzette taught the intermediate grades in multiage classrooms in Arizona, Colorado, and Nevada. She is currently teaching courses in reading methods and children's literature while pursuing a doctorate at the University of Nevada, Reno. Her love of literature inspires not only her students, but also her two daughters, Chandler and Morgan. Suzette Youngs is a Heinemann Professional Development provider.