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Reading & Writing Workshop

 This year we are continuing to use the Reading and Writing Workshop approach to language arts instruction. Developed by researchers at Columbia University Teachers’ College, this approach includes whole class, small group, and individual instruction, which is designed to differentiate for each student and move them forward at an appropriate pace. Over the years, researchers at the Reading and Writing Project have “developed state-of-the-art tools and methods for teaching of reading and writing, for using performance assessments and learning progressions to accelerate progress, and for literacy-rich content-area instruction.” Although Colebrook School has been using this approach for many years, it has been recently redesigned to follow the Common Core State Standards.

Based on long-term goals of college and career readiness for all students, as well as global readiness, the Common  Core State Standards call for a general ramping-up of expectations for students at all levels, and specifically an attention to higher-level thinking skills as they play out in reading, writing, speaking, and listening. -Teachers’ College Reading and Writing Project

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