This is an exciting video that shows the Reading Workshop "Talking Curriculum" in action. It was filmed in the Spring of 2013 in Madeline Noonan's 5th grade class at Think College Now in OUSD, a school with a high percentage of ELLs as well as redesignated ELLs. At this point in the year, the class was engaged in a unit on historical fiction. One of my favorite aspects of this video is the way Madeline pushes her students to elaborate, clarify and defend with evidence. Notice the constant use of phrases like, "Can somebody build on what ______ just said?" Or "I love how you ________. I want to push you to _______."
Part 1
The first section shows teacher moves and scaffolded student output and interaction during the Reading Workshop mini-lesson:
Academic Discussions and the Reading Workshop Mini-Lesson
Part 2
The second section shows students interacting in a book group around an historical fiction novel called Daniel's Story:
Academic Discussions in a Book Group
Part 3
The final section consists of the workshop closing plus reflections and comments from Madeline Noonan:
Workshop Closing and Closing Comments
Please contribute your thoughts and questions!
Posted by: Mike Ray, Bilingual and English Learner Specialist
