Reading Workshop 2.0: Supporting Readers in the Digital Age

by Frank Serafini

Overview

As reading teachers, how do we deal with the massive shifts that digital literacy is creating? We can’t abandon what we know works to keep up with the latest online-literacy fads. Yet, we need to prepare readers for a world of digital content. Reading Workshop 2.0 gives us teaching that puts reading for meaning first while also balancing the need for kids to become sophisticated users of books as well as online reading resources.

“This book,” writes Frank Serafini, “is designed to help teachers organize their reading workshops in order to take advantage of the latest technologies.” With his guidance, you’ll bring more digital reading into your teaching without sacrificing sound instructional principles or practices. Reading print shares four essential processes with digital reading: accessing and navigating; archiving and sharing; commenting and discussing; and interpreting and analyzing.

Frank introduces important, well-established digitally based resources that further these processes, while his lesson ideas transfer learning from classroom to real-world digital reading.

“If it doesn’t help children develop as readers,” writes Frank Serafini, “it doesn’t matter how shiny the new object is.” With Reading Workshop 2.0, you’ll help students with print while also helping them use online resources and technologies as they are intended—to make sense of texts more deeply, effectively, and efficiently.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780325057545
Publisher:	Heinemann
Publication date:	03/16/2015
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	144
Product dimensions:	7.10(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.40(d)
Age Range:	8 - 13 Years

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 and his newest book released in late 2015, Reading Workshop 2.0. Frank is a 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.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments ix

Introduction: Powering Up! 1

Technology and Reading 2

Creating New Spaces 2

Readers and Reading in the Digital Age 3

Children in the Digital Age 5

How This Book Is Organized 5

A Few Words of Caution 6

Some Additional Thoughts 8

Part I Foundations of Reading Workshop 2.0 9

Chapter 1 Ten Theoretical Principles About Teaching Reading 11

My Ten Theoretical Principles 13

Some Additional Thoughts 22

Chapter 2 The Reading Workshop Revisited 25

The Reading Workshop Defined 27

Pedagogical Strands 28

Instructional Components of the Reading Workshop 2.0 33

Some Additional Thoughts 37

Chapter 3 Making the Shift to Reading Workshop 2.0 39

A Brief Vignette 40

What Is Web 2.0 All About? 41

What Shifts Are Occurring? 43

What Are Web 2.0 Literacies? 45

Some Additional Thoughts 46

Part II Reading Workshop 2.0 Processes 49

Introduction to Part II 51

Chapter 4 Accessing and Navigating Digital Texts 55

Digital Texts 55

Audio Books 58

Digital Reading Devices 59

Navigating Digital Reading Devices 60

Apps 62

Selecting High-Quality Book Apps 69

Explicit Lessons for Accessing and Navigating Digital Texts 71

Chapter 5 Archiving and Sharing Our Reading Lives 75

Web-Based and Digital Resources for Archiving 76

Web-Based and Digital Resources for Reviewing and Recommending 78

Explicit Lessons for Archiving and Sharing One's Reading Life 84

Chapter 6 Commenting on and Discussing Digital Texts 89

Some Thoughts About Coding and Commenting on Texts 90

Web-Based and Digital Resources for Coding and Commenting on Texts 94

Web-Based and Digital Resources for Discussing Texts 98

Explicit Lessons for Commenting on and Discussing Digital Texts 100

Chapter 7 Interpreting and Analyzing Digital Texts 105

Close Reading or Analytical Reading? 106

Resources for Considering Textual Factors 107

Resources for Considering Contextual Factors 116

Explicit Lessons for Interpreting and Analyzing Digital Texts 118

Epilogue: Powering Down! 123

Appendix: Additional Online Educational Resources 127

Professional References 129

Children's Literature References 133