FAQs
An Introduction to the Middle School Reading Units
- Getting Started with Middle School Reading Units Webinar
- Why teach reading in middle school? (3:24) Mary Ehrenworth / Transcript PDF
- Why teach reading workshop? (3:26) Mary Ehrenworth / Transcript PDF
- What does the workshop framework look like? (9:49) Mary Ehrenworth / Transcript PDF
- What are some of the ways the units support powerful reading instruction? (8:46) Mary Ehrenworth / Transcript PDF
- Why do the middle school units feature read-alouds? (3:03) Katie Clements / Transcript PDF
Reading Workshop in the Middle Grades
- Why teach reading in middle school? (3:24) Mary Ehrenworth / Transcript PDF
- Why teach reading workshop? (3:26) Mary Ehrenworth / Transcript PDF
- What does the workshop framework look like? (9:49) Mary Ehrenworth / Transcript PDF
- What are some of the ways the units support powerful reading instruction? (8:46) Mary Ehrenworth / Transcript PDF
- Why do the middle school units feature read-alouds? (3:03) Katie Clements / Transcript PDF
Research Base
- What are the conditions needed for readers to thrive? (7:34) Mary Ehrenworth / Transcript PDF
- What does research tell us about the importance of diversity and representation? (3:36) Mary Ehrenworth / Transcript PDF
- What does research say about nonfiction? (3:40) Mary Ehrenworth / Transcript PDF
- How can we use feedback to accelerate achievement? (2:03) Mary Ehrenworth / Transcript PDF
Getting Started/Planning
- What advice do you have for teachers as they begin planning instruction? (8:24) Mary Ehrenworth / Transcript PDF
- What advice do you have for teachers who are new to reading workshop? (3:11) Katie Clements / Transcript PDF
- How can teachers prepare kids who are new to reading workshop? (4:54) Katie Clements / Transcript PDF
- What are some of the ways to sequence units across grade levels in this first year of their publication? (4:32) Mary Ehrenworth / Transcript PDF
- Why are the middle school units sold separately rather than in grade-level sets? (3:53) Katy Wischow / Transcript PDF
- How can teachers make time for both reading and writing? (8:37) Mary Ehrenworth / Transcript PDF
- What should teachers consider when provisioning classroom libraries? Mary Ehrenworth(3:38) / Transcript PDF
- How can administrators best support implementation of the units? (4:06) Mary Ehrenworth / Transcript PDF
Diversity and Social Justice
- How do the units support the promotion of social justice in the classroom? (2:44) Mary Ehrenworth / Transcript PDF
English Learners
Assessment
- How can you assess your middle grades readers? (4:57) Mary Ehrenworth / Transcript PDF
- How can teachers assess if students are moving up levels of complexity in fiction and nonfiction? (3:48) Audra Robb / Transcript PDF
- How can we use feedback to accelerate achievement? (2:03) Mary Ehrenworth / Transcript PDF
- What are some things an administrator should look for when evaluating progress? (3:28) Audra Robb / Transcript PDF