Units of Study

A Grade-by-Grade Workshop Curriculum By Lucy Calkins, Teachers College Reading and Writing Project, Columbia University Drawing on learning gleaned from decades of research, curriculum development, and working shoulder-to-shoulder with students, teachers, and school leaders, this reading series is rooted in the Project's best practices. Designed to meet ambitious 21st century global standards, it includes state-of-the-art tools and methods for teaching...

A Workshop Curriculum By Lucy Calkins, Teachers College Reading and Writing Project, Columbia University,Teachers College Reading and Writing Project, Columbia University, Teachers College Reading and Writing Project, Columbia University These reading units guide fifth graders toward intellectual independence. In Unit 1 students practice close reading, noting how authors develop themes in fictional works. Unit 2 deals with higher-level nonfiction and...

A Workshop Curriculum By Lucy Calkins , Teachers College Reading and Writing Project, Columbia University, Teachers College Reading and Writing Project, Columbia University Through these units, children evolve from being “little-kid” readers to well-rounded, “big-kid” readers. The units encourage students to apply all their skills to decipher hard words, understand author’s craft, and build big ideas. Unit 1 focuses on...

A Workshop Curriculum By Lucy Calkins, Teachers College Reading and Writing Project, Columbia University, Teachers College Reading and Writing Project, Columbia University In unit 1 of the first-grade units, Lucy and her coauthors invite teachers to establish ability-based partnerships that thrive on the social power of peer-based reading. Across the next unit, children study comprehension, word solving, vocabulary, and fluency...