Literacy Workshop Class Description

Literacy Workshop is a small group class designed to help students strengthen basic literacy skills. Students in literacy workshop receive targeted instruction in word study, reading fluency, reading comprehension, and writing about reading. Strong literacy skills deepen learning and contribute to success in all aspects of life. With that in mind, literacy specialists pull a variety of fiction as well as nonfiction texts to teach skills and strategies. Materials used may include whole texts or excerpts from texts that support content learning to help ensure students internalize and transfer strategies across both academic and personal settings.