Writing and Reading Workshop

Writing and Reading Workshop is a Baby CTY course where students read and write, where one part is dedicated to writing while the other half is dedicated to reading. This course is offered at:

Second Session Only: Alexandria

Both Sessions: Los Angeles (Windward), New York and Sandy Spring

Course Description

From the CTY Summer Catalog:

Gathering together a community of young writers and readers, this course helps students develop the vocabulary and critical-thinking skills necessary to discuss writing and reading in sophisticated ways. Students explore a range of reading and writing assignments, some of which they choose themselves with the instructor’s guidance.

Approximately half of each day is devoted to writing and half to reading. Students learn writing by doing what professional writers do: gather material, decide on topics, confer with peers, draft, workshop, and revise. Daily lessons and one-on-one conferences address writing skills from sentence construction to the use of imagery.

In reading workshops, students choose texts to read and respond to in their journals; they may also read short stories and novels to discuss as a class. Working with the instructor, students develop close-reading skills and an appreciation for authors and genres that are new to them. Cooperative learning and constructive criticism are emphasized, and detailed responses from the instructor and peers play an essential role in each student’s growth as a reader and writer.

Note: As a part of their homework, students in this course may be expected to borrow books from their neighborhood libraries.

Students must have completed grade: 3 or 4