Change the Literacy Depression in Your School: Read Teens a Story!

READING; EDUCATION; STUDENTS; ELEMENTARY education; FOURTH grade (Education); SEVENTH grade (Education); PSYCHOLOGICAL stress; LITERATURE; YOUNG adults

The article discusses the Reader's Workshop, which is a weekly 40-minute period that is part of the academic schedule for the fourth to seventh grade class. The author asserts that removing a read-aloud structure from the secondary curriculum places an unreasonable amount of stress on students. Reader's Workshop can help in providing time to booktalk new titles. According to students, they can find time to relax through the Reader's Workshop. It also permits busy students time to enjoy literature written particularly for young adults. Other related information are offered.