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Book Clubs for Independent Readers – Maggie Moon

EARCOS 2009. Second Workshop Session with Maggie Moon – My thoughts in Italics

Kids like to read, kids like to talk – marry the two together.
Make them think talking about reading is cool
Read-Aloud important time of the day

Framework for Balanced Literacy
Interactive Read Aloud with Accountable Talk
Shared Reading,
Reading workshop
writing workshop
interactive writing/shared writing,
word study (phonics)

Reading Aloud to young children [...]

Writing Workshop 101 – Maggie Moon

EARCOS March, 2009 – Session Notes (my thoughts in italics)

Students learn at different rates – instruction should be differentiated
Be engaged in authentic work – give them strategies for where writers get their ideas from (key to writers workshop)
Explicit instruction going on
Students need a model – do writing in front of them. You can use mentor text, [...]