Because of the
various and diverse reading experiences the reading workshop makes
available, it is especially popular with middle school teachers.
This month's Meet the Expert was created from excerpts from Laura
Robb's book Teaching Reading in Middle School.
This feature offers educators tips for developing their own classroom
reading workshop and meeting the needs of the middle school reader.
The reading workshop is successful as it povides students with several
elements that foster literacy in the classroom.
reading workshop is developed with middle school students in mind,
these activities can be adapted for use in other grades. To find
out more about reading workshops, click on the links in the left
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to Laura Robb discuss the challenges of teaching reading in
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Teaching Reading in Middle School
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Robb is the Director of Language Arts and Curriculum Coordinator
for Powhatan School in Boyce, Virginia. She conducts staff development
workshops and coaches teachers of grades K8 in Virginia. She
is the author of several books, including the best-selling Reading
Strategies That Work
published by Scholastic, and Redefining
published by Heinemann.