I can see many types of reading workshops depending on what grade level is being taught. This can also change with the grade level as well. Mini lessons are a must in reader's workshops. They have been proven that they work and do it well. I would start with a mini lesson that would focus on one goal in reading such as recognizing context clues that show foreshadowing. This can be shown in most children's books. Even though the book might not be at the students reading level but most simple "big" books are great examples of things in a book that you might want your students to focus on. Once that students can see what they need to look out for in the big book they can go to books on their reading level and looks for the clues. While students read their books the teacher can work one on one with their students while the other are reading. Students that aren't doing that well can be paired up with more advanced children so if one has trouble with words or has a question the teacher doesn't need to take away from him or her while they are teaching another student.
Mini lessons are a great way to teach skills to children. When these skills are simplified into things like big books children can easily identify them. Now that they understand the basic skills or concepts they can apply their information to their own level. Mini lessons are the first steps on the students road to literacy.
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