Implemeting Reading and Writing workshop is not an easy task because there are many things to do in very little time. Therefore, every minute counts. Since I am departamentalized, managing time is one of the main priorities in order to still fit math, science, and social studies during the day too. Even though I teach the same content for both of my groups, I have two different schedules to fit the students’ needs.
My morning schedule:
- Read aloud
- Writing mini-lesson
- Independent writing while conferring and pulling small groups
- Word study
- Reading mini-lesson
- independent reading while pulling guided reading groups and conferring
My afternoon schedule:
- Reading mini-lesson
- Independent reading while pulling guided reading groups and conferring
- Writing mini-lesson
- Independent writing while conferring and pulling small groups
- Word study
- Read aloud
As you can see, there is not a recipe for scheduling, but definitely I believe that my morning one flows better than my afternoon because each component build in each other. On top of fitting everything, I teach a state tested grade level. It means that my 4th graders will have a 40-question multiple choice test in the end of the school year. As usual in a public school setting, I have kiddos who are academically low so my school provides all teachers interventionists who also work with those students. For this reason, I had to change my afternoon schedule in the middle of the school year in order to give better support to all pupils.
Below, you will find a suggested number of minutes for each component:
Suggested targets for reading for upper rades (3-5 grades)
- Modeled Reading (10 min/day) or Shared Reading (15-20 min/day),
- Mini-lesson (15-20 min / 5 days a week),
- Guided Reading (1 text / group; 15-20 min / wk),
- Independent Reading (30-45 min / day)
Suggested targets for writing for upper grades (3-5 grades)
- Mini-lesson (15-20 min / 5 days a week),
- Small Groups (15-20 min/ groups/ every day)
- Independent Writing (30-40 min per day).
Picture extracted from Fairfax County Public School
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