Launching the Grade 6 Readers Workshop The Readers

Learning Target I CAN… …set up my Reader’s Notebook so it can be used

Connection Most of us have been using Reader’s Notebooks in our previous grades. Since

Purpose of the Reader’s Notebook Regardless of how each teacher sets up the notebook,

Teaching Point Today I want to teach you how to set up your Reader’s

Teaching We will organize our notebooks into 4 major sections: Mini-Lessons Log/Stop & Jot

Teaching/Active Engagement Place each sticky note in the following places in your notebook creating

Teaching/Active Engagement Let’s zoom in on the Log/Stop & Jot section of your notebook

Teaching/Active Engagement Let’s look at a Sample Log entry.

Teaching/Active Engagement After each Log entry, write a Stop & Jot about the reading

Link Expectation for 6 th Grade Readers Read every day in school. Read at

Link Expectation for 6 th Grade Readers Logs and Stop & Jots will be

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Launching the Grade 6 Readers Workshop The Reader’s Notebook

Learning Target I CAN… …set up my Reader’s Notebook so it can be used to: ØSelf-monitor my reading habits ØTrack my thinking while reading with stop and jots and respons ØReflect on my reading progress, plan next steps, and set new goals

Connection Most of us have been using Reader’s Notebooks in our previous grades. Since we have had many different teachers in the past, our notebooks may have looked a little different or have

Purpose of the Reader’s Notebook Regardless of how each teacher sets up the notebook, the purpose of the notebook is the same.

Teaching Point Today I want to teach you how to set up your Reader’s Notebook so that you are prepared to use it as a companion to your book and as a tool in the development of your reading life.

Teaching We will organize our notebooks into 4 major sections: Mini-Lessons Log/Stop & Jot Write Longs Book Lists/Goals Take out 4 sticky notes. You can use any colors. Turn them upside down so the sticky end is on the bottom. On the top end, neatly write these 4 labels.

Teaching/Active Engagement Place each sticky note in the following places in your notebook creating a Tab for each section: Mini-Lessons~ the first page Log/Stop & Jot ~ 20 th page Write Longs ~ 50 th page Book Lists/Goals ~ 80 th page

Teaching/Active Engagement Let’s zoom in on the Log/Stop & Jot section of your notebook since you will begin using it today to track your independent reading life both in school and at home. Here is how to Log your daily reading.

Teaching/Active Engagement Let’s look at a Sample Log entry.

Teaching/Active Engagement After each Log entry, write a Stop & Jot about the reading you have just done. Here is an example of how it can look in your notebook.

Link Expectation for 6 th Grade Readers Read every day in school. Read at home for 30 minutes 5 x/week (150 minutes/week) All school and home reading must be tracked in your reader’s notebook in the Log/Stop & Jot section: Log your reading Stop & Jot about your reading

Link Expectation for 6 th Grade Readers Logs and Stop & Jots will be monitored weekly by your teacher and used during Reading Conferences. Now let’s get reading!