Reading and Research
(R & R)
A 5th Grade Collaborative Research Program
Dr. Rhonda
Zayas-Palmer
Angela Finn
How can we create an environment to ensure that research skills are being authentically integrated in a curriculum?
Our Goal
To have a collaborative research program embedded into the fifth grade curriculum that supports students learning objectives and holds students accountable.
Our Plan
Throughout the school year, students would engage in self-directed research with ongoing support of information literacy skills taught in library class.
Learning Lab
Writer’s Workshop
Nonfiction writing
Implementation
Example Lessons and Activities
Challenges
with 88 students
Teacher Feedback
Now what?
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