This month in Reader's Workshop, the third graders will be reading mysteries! Each student has been placed in a small reading group for more individualized instruction. I will meet with each reading group two to three times a week to focus on the following skills: comprehension, fluency, decoding, and vocabulary. I love being able to work with our readers in small groups. It gives me the opportunity to support, assess, instruct, and challenge each reader on an individual level. The groups will change frequently (after each book), just as the needs/abilities of our readers grow and change. The books that we are working on this month are:
