Looking for Laura Candler's Empowering Readers?

Empowering Readers was the early version of Laura Candler's book on how to implement the Reading Workshop approach. It was field-tested by hundreds of teachers and was eventually revised, updated, and published in print as Laura Candler's Power Reading Workshop: A Step-by-Step Guide. The new book is also available as a digital ebook. To learn more about this book and the reading workshop approach, visit the Power Reading Workshop page.

"I cannot tell you how much I have LOVED using the Power Reading Workshop program this year.  I will confess that I got very nervous right before our state testing, but the results came in last week, and I am thrilled with the test score results!  ALL of my students passed, even the ones that receive special services (such as Early Intervention, RTI, etc.).  But what really excites me is how many student scores went up from the “Meets” category to the “Exceeds”  category!  Now you have a “Forever Fan” in me, Laura!"
~Jenny Owens, 4th grade, GA