In this two-minute Quick Take video, Katie Doherty explains the choices students have in her sixth-grade reading workshop.
Quick Take: Katie Doherty on Middle School Reading Workshop Choices
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Katie Doherty
Katie Doherty is an avid reader and writer. And who better to read and write with than a gaggle of 6th graders in Portland, Oregon? Through reading and writing workshops in her 6th grade language arts classroom, Katie and her students work to build the essential community they need to thrive as readers, writers, learners, and thinkers. Together, they all learn to take risks.
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