Finding a Way to Make it Finding a Way to Make it Work: Work:

Managing the Independent Managing the Independent Reading WorkshopReading Workshop

Julie McGirl and Julie McGirl and

Elizabeth KazanjianElizabeth Kazanjian

Our Goals:Our Goals:

Building a community of readersBuilding a community of readers Having a substantial classroom libraryHaving a substantial classroom library Keeping accurate and managable recordsKeeping accurate and managable records The elephant in the room: Making it all fit The elephant in the room: Making it all fit

into your class time.into your class time.

Class LibraryClass Library

Record KeepingRecord Keeping

Teacher Teacher RecordsRecords

Student Student RecordsRecords

Student Student RecordsRecords

Student RecordsStudent Records

Time ManagementTime Management