Conferring

The Keystone of Reader's Workshop

By: Patrick Allen

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Paperback | 2 November 2009 | Edition Number 1

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234 Pages

Age
6 - 13

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1 - 8

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25.4 x 20.3 x 1.25

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In his years of teacher workshops, author Patrick Allen has heard it all:

"I don't have time!"
"I don't know what questions to ask!"
"I don't know what to write in my notes, it's too hard!"

In his book Conferring: The Keystone of Reader's Workshop, Allen argues that the benefits of conferring outweigh the challenges and that teachers must put forth the effort of learning how to do it well. Inside, he shows teachers how to overcome their perceived obstacles and shows them how they can make conferring tangible.

Conferring lays the groundwork for effective reading instruction. Conferences with students are purposeful conversations that scaffold reading comprehension strategies to guide the reader's progress. Ultimately, through the gradual release of responsibility, you will create engaged and independent readers. Starting with what conferring isn't, Allen unpacks the essential components of the process:

Intimacy: the social context of conferring
Rigor: the cognitive context of conferring
Inquiry: the analytical context of conferring

With his guidance, you will be able to set goals for student conferring and elevate student reader conferences from start to finish.

Industry Reviews

"This concise book provides valuable instructional support to all teachers... It is the perfect book for use in developing reading conferences with individual students. Patrick Allen inspires." - Education Review
"Right from the beginning, I knew that this book would become a benchmark text for helping teachers think about children, reading, and thinking. I even found myself nodding my head in agreement as Patrick discussed the importance of knowing your students and developing an intimate classroom environment. Throughout the book, he both validates and stretches your thinking as he leads you, step by step, through the components of effective reading conferences." - Write Brained Teacher blog

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