the reading workshop

The Kindergarteners have been reading in meaningful ways since the beginning of the school year. As part of their morning routine, they read at their work tables for 15 minutes. I observe children engage in conversation about the nonfiction books at their tables as well as their favorite storybooks and peace books. Sometimes they count the objects in the books they are reading, other times they weave in and out of stories from their night or weekend. Following snack, children read on the large blue rug, waiting for the rest of their peers to finish and join them. This is when I observe groups of children nestled together on their bellies, looking at big books while they gently kick their feet in the air. It is also when children "play" teacher, rereading the morning message and asking their peers to read the words they point to. There is reading and active engagement with text throughout each day.

There is a shared love for literature and an eagerness to read within our learning community. This past week, children practiced reading on their own and reading with a partner during the reading workshop. The children were excited for additional nonfiction books, some about frogs and snakes. One child said the best part of their day was reading a new book about horses with their friend.

 

 

OC and AR shared their reading with their peers. Modeling for the community what partner reading looks and sounds like, they engaged the entire class in conversation about snakes!