Around the Reading Workshop in 180 Days: A Month-by-Month Guide to Effective Instruction [Paperback]

Frank Serafini (Author), Suzette Serafini-Youngs (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0325008302 | ISBN-13: 978-0325008301 | Publication Date: February 28, 2006

Frank Serafini has written extensively on the reading workshop, and in talks around the country, he's answered the tough questions about teaching through this powerful medium. Now in Around the Reading Workshop in 180 Days, his most practical book to date, Serafini answers your most frequently asked questions and shows you the daily ins and outs of the workshop.

Picking up where his bestselling titles The Reading Workshop and Lessons in Comprehension left off, Serafini gives you month-by-month strategies for running a reading workshop across an entire school year. He provides everything you need to change the way intermediate and middle level students think and talk about reading, including:

• instructional strategies
• how-tos for organizing
• ideas for lessons
• ways to connect reading and writing instruction
• assessment and evaluation techniques
• tips for helping students choose books
• lists of recommended children's literature for your students and recommended professional resources for you.

In addition, classroom teacher Suzette Serafini-Youngs illustrates Serafini's ideas with "Windows on the Workshop," classroom vignettes that bridge theory to practice and demonstrate with precision the teacher's role in workshop-based reading instruction.

Whether you're a thirty-year veteran or a novice teacher, go Around the Reading Workshop in 180 Days with Frank Serafini and take your students on a memorable journey into literacy.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Frank Serafini is the author of the Heinemann title Classroom Reading Assessment. He is a leading voice on the reading workshop, whether the topic is implementation, planning, assessment, or comprehension. His passion for the workshop has helped tens of thousands of teachers find more effective and professionally satisfying teaching through Heinemann professional books such as Around the Reading Workshop in 180 Days, Lessons in Comprehension, and The Reading Workshop. Frank is an associate professor of Literacy Education at Arizona State University, and he brings his ideas, experiences, and deep understanding of reading instruction to teachers around the country as a member of Heinemann Professional Development Services.

Suzette Youngs is the coauthor of several Heinemann titles, including More (Advanced) Lessons in Comprehension (2008), Writing Withouth Boundaries (2007), and Around the Reading Workshop in 180 Days (2006). Suzette taught the intermediate grades in multiage classrooms in Arizona, Colorado, and Nevada. She is currently teaching courses in reading methods and children's literature while pursuing a doctorate at the University of Nevada, Reno. Her love of literature inspires not only her students, but also her two daughters, Chandler and Morgan. Suzette Youngs is a Heinemann Professional Development provider.

Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Heinemann (February 28, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0325008302
• ISBN-13: 978-0325008301
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #255,831 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Dr. Frank Serafini is an author, illustrator, photographer, educator, musician, and an Associate Professor of Literacy Education and Children's Literature at Arizona State University. In addition, Frank was an elementary school teacher for nine years in Phoenix, AZ, and spent three years as a literacy specialist in K-6 classrooms.

In 2004, Frank illustrated Desert Seasons: A Year in the Mojave Desert, published by Stephens Press in Las Vegas, with images of nature photography from the Mojave Desert. This book was selected in 2007 as the Nevada Reading Week Featured Picture Book. In addition, Frank's nature and landscape images have been published in several magazines, including, CERCA and Plateau Journal.

In 2008, Frank published a series of picture books with Kids Can Press entitled Looking Closely. These "crop and reveal" picture books focus on a variety of natural features and biomes, including; Desert, Forest, Shore, and Garden. In 2010, two more books will be released in the series focusing on the Pond and the Rainforest. In 2009, Looking Closely Along the Shore was awarded an Honor Citation from the Society of School Librarians International for best non-fiction picturebook of the year, and won a prestigious Teacher's Choice Award from the International Reading Association.

More information can be found at www.frankserafini.com

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Around the Reading Workshop in 180 Days: A Month By Month Guide to Effective Instruction, May 4, 2009

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Laura Beard - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Around the Reading Workshop in 180 Days: A Month-by-Month Guide to Effective Instruction (Paperback)

Reading Workshop has been around forever, and I have used it forever, but the organization needed a bit of refreshing. It was great to read F. Serafini's work as it shed new light on areas that I felt had become complacent. The way he organizes this text was really helpful to see an entire year at a glance, with ideas and examples to help with one's own organization. I will definately be using some of his ideas this next year. If you are just getting started with the idea of Reader's Workshop, you will love this work because it is a template on what to do.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A nice classroom companion, January 9, 2007

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Favorite Books (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Around the Reading Workshop in 180 Days: A Month-by-Month Guide to Effective Instruction (Paperback)

This book is a companion book to Serafini's "Lessons in Comprehension". You do not need to have that book in order to use this one, but because minilessons in "Lessons in Comprehension" are cited throughout the book I would recommend using them together. If you've read a lot about balanced literacy it does repeat a lot, however, there are useful new ideas like poetry discussion groups.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Around the Reading Workshop in 180 days, October 25, 2007

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Karen E., Fabian "second grade queen bee" (Berkley, MI) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Around the Reading Workshop in 180 Days: A Month-by-Month Guide to Effective Instruction (Paperback)

This book gives tips and suggestions for the beginning workshop teacher. Ideas for constructing mini-lessons, organizing books and classrooms, and month by month suggestions for topics to use to make your workshop a success.