Reading Workshop: Routines and Expectations - Year 4

About this teaching resource

Establish your Reading Workshop (Years K-7) with strong routines and expectations to build foundations for reader engagement and growth.

Each mini lesson flip chart pack contains:

• 14 Reading Workshop routines and expectations mini lessons
• A practical, step by step outline that will help you teach an effective daily Reading Workshop

Each mini lesson uses the Reading Workshop structure:

• Modelling the routine or expectation
• Guided practice
• Independent practice
• Reflection

How do these mini lesson flip charts work?

• Just enlarge your mini lesson flip chart to A3 size
• Use a mini lesson each day (or over 2-3 days) to teach an important strategy/skill/routine like 'Good readers track their thinking as they read.'
• Model or demonstrate this strategy/skill/routine in Shared Reading with a big book, or during Read Aloud.
• Determine which students require further small group practice with you before they join the whole group.
• Allow all students to practise the strategy/skill/routine with their own 'just right' book during Independent Reading.
• Allow time for sharing or reflection

You’ll quickly see the difference these mini lesson flip charts make to your teaching and your readers' learning.