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Videos will be added to the site featuring CAFÉ implementation in all grade levels, All videos are in Flash format, optimized for viewing on computers with high-speed internet access. If you are having trouble viewing a video, you can download a free Flash player for your computer here: Adobe Flash Player

[Two videos on the CAFÉ are available for purchase as part of our DVD Workshop Kits, designed for use in professional development settings with full-color viewing guides. For more information, click here.]

CAFE - Writing Conference - To the Point (Video)
Watching this video makes conferring look easy. D . . .

CAFE - Adding Labels in Kindergarten(VIDEO)
Danielle French's kindergarten students have been . . .

CAFE - Building Stamina
In this first of a two part series, Danielle Frenc . . .

CAFE - Author's Purpose (VIDEO)
One of the most challenging and rewarding parts of . . .

Accuracy - Back Up and Re-Read (VIDEO)
Back up and Reread is a tremendous strategy to fac . . .

CAFE - Dual Purpose Small Group Lesson (VIDEO)
We want even our most emergent readers to understa . . .

CAFE - Fluency - Back Up and Reread (VIDEO)
In this video, Kelly reviews Chloe's reading goal . . .

CAFE - Comprehension - Inferring with a Small Group (VIDEO)
Whenever we read to children, we treat the opportu . . .

CAFE - Small Group Vocabulary using prior knowledge (VIDEO)
In this video clip, Gail introduces a small group . . .

Accuracy - Use Beginning Sounds and Ending Sounds (VIDEO)
"Aoccdrnig to rscheearch at Txes M&A Uinervtisy, i . . .

CAFE - Expand Vocabulary-Use a Dictionary (VIDEO)
In this video, Christie's whole group focus lesson . . .

CAFE - Whole Group Using 3 Strategies (VIDEO)
In this video Janet models 3 strategies in combina . . .

CAFE - Writing Conference Increases Independence (VIDEO)
It is so rewarding when our students make progress . . .

CAFE - Comprehension -Summarize Text (VIDEO)
Summarizing is an important comprehension strategy . . .

CAFE - Spelling Patterns with a Small Group(VIDEO)
This small group has gotten together to continue t . . .

CAFE - Comprehension - Retell The Story (VIDEO)
Proficient readers are able to tell themselves or . . .

CAFE - Conferring with Charisma on Good Fit Books (Video)
There is a delicate discussion we tiptoe around wh . . .

CAFE - Comprehension and Fluency - Back-Up and Reread (VIDEO)
In this video, Christie introduces one of her 4th . . .

CAFE - Reading Response Journal Debrief (Video)
Here is the final installment in this series on Re . . .

Cafe - Response Journal Scoring Part IV (Video and Download)
This is the last "formal" lesson Pam teaches regar . . .

Cafe - Reading Response Journals part III (Video)
The third and final paragraph in this response jou . . .

CAFE - Response Journals Part II (Video)
Reading Thinking In part two of this five part . . .

CAFE - Reading Response Journal - (VIDEO and DOWNLOAD)
Gail's principal, Stan, frequently reminds his sta . . .

CAFE - Accuracy - Small Group onset and rimes (VIDEO)
Phonemic awareness is critical for our beginning r . . .

CAFE - Accuracy - Blend Sounds and Chunking (VIDEO)
Chunking and blending sounds are two strategies th . . .

CAFE - Joan and Gail debrief a lesson using multiple strategies (VIDEO)
A good lesson often looks simple to the viewer, wh . . .

CAFE - Fluency- Adjust Reading Rate with a small group (VIDEO)
"Here is the passage. Now when I say go, read thi . . .

CAFE-Fine Tuning a Conference-Inference (VIDEO)
One way to reflect on our practice and fine tune i . . .

CAFE - Learning Basic Sight Words (slide show)
We were in Danielle's kindergarten class in Waterv . . .

CAFE - Check Understanding, second in a series (VIDEO)
This video is the second in a two part series look . . .

CAFE - Recording Goals in the Pensieve (VIDEO)
Are you wondering how we use the forms and what ki . . .

CAFE - Pam Reviews Cafe with her class whole group (VIDEO)
Pam is in the second year of a loop with these six . . .

CAFE - Small Group - Check For Understanding (VIDEO)
Small group instruction is a powerful way to take . . .

CAFE - Expand Vocabulary - Tune in to Interesting Words - Small Group (VIDEO)
One secret to expanding vocabulary is to tune into . . .

Introducing Small Groups to Guide Readers (VIDEO)
Whew! For many of us, the hustle of getting our f . . .

CAFE - Check for Understanding - Partners Reading (VIDEO)
Check for Understanding is the workhorse of compre . . .

CAFE - Debrief Check for Understanding and Coaching (VIDEO)
We often stop and reflect on our own learning afte . . .

CAFE - Whole Group Cafe Lesson in the Fall (VIDEO)
What if your students have already worked with The . . .

CAFE - Joan takes you on a tour of the Pensieve, or Conferring Notebook (VIDEO)
One thing our colleagues are most curious about is . . .

CAFE - Check for Understanding - Whole Group Lesson (VIDEO)
The comprehension strategy 'Check for Understandin . . .

CAFE - Joan and Daniel talk about goals for Maria (VIDEO)
In this third of a three part video series, Daniel . . .

Cafe - One-on-one Conferring (VIDEO)
This is the second video in this series, and we go . . .

CAFE - Assessment Area (VIDEO)
Joan is going to take you on a tour of the assessm . . .

CAFE - Conferring with Maria, a beginning reader: Part I (VIDEO)
In this first of a three part video series, Joan a . . .

CAFE - Inferring with Connor as he talks about his book (VIDEO)
This video shows a conference between Christie and . . .

CAFE - Accuracy, Flip the Sound (VIDEO)
Flip the Sound is a powerful accuracy strategy tha . . .

CAFE - Comprehension - Whole Class - Predict and Confirm (VIDEO)
While working with the comprehension strategy of P . . .

CAFE - Comprehension - Whole Class - Determining The Author's Purpose (VIDEO)
How do we help students understand and utilize the . . .

CAFE - Expand Vocabulary (VIDEO)
Working with individuals to develop their vocabula . . .

CAFE - Vocabulary - Setting a Reading Goal (VIDEO)
Ethan, a fourth grader, shows us how much students . . .

CAFE - Accuracy Picture Clues (VIDEO)
The power of utilizing pictures while reading can . . .

CAFE - Accuracy Cross Checking - Part 1 (VIDEO)
As an adult, what do you do when you come to a wor . . .

CAFE - Accuracy - Modeling How to Confer and Trade a Word (VIDEO)
Gail models use of the conferring form during a co . . .

CAFE - Holding a Student Accountable for Reading (VIDEO)
Do you find that your older students or your reluc . . .

CAFE - Check for Understanding (VIDEO)
Does conferring feel like a mystery or guarded sec . . .

CAFE - Conferring Notes (VIDEO)
Heather, a fourth grade teacher, reflects on and s . . .

CAFE - Conferring with a Beginning Reader, Part I (VIDEO)
Have you ever been faced with a beginning reader, . . .

CAFE - Conferring with a Beginning Reader - Part II (VIDEO)
We are tickled to introduce you to a hysterical ki . . .

CAFE - Comprehension - Cause and Effect (VIDEO)
As students become more sophisticated readers, Cau . . .

CAFE - Fluency - Adjust Reading Rate (VIDEO)
Regardless of the grade we teach, we always have s . . .

CAFE - Accuracy - Chunking (VIDEO)
Do you have a favorite way to teach a strategy? T . . .

CAFE - Comprehension - Remember What I Read (VIDEO)
The other day Gail was reading with and assessing . . .

CAFE - Comprehension-Teaching Multiple Strategies in a Single Lesson (VIDEO)
We have spent the last 2 1/2 weeks in Arizona writ . . .

CAFE - Comprehension - Self-monitoring (VIDEO)
It is a real trick for children to understand they . . .

CAFE - Comprehension - Summarizing (VIDEO)
Pam meets with Nicole to discuss her progress with . . .

CAFE - Stamina and Fluency Conference (VIDEO)
Though this conference takes place in September, i . . .

CAFE - Comprehension - Check for Understanding Whole Group (VIDEO)
Checking for understanding while reading is a comp . . .

CAFE - Fluency - High Frequency and Sight Words (VIDEO)
Sight words are generally considered to be those w . . .

CAFE - Accuracy - Cross Checking Debrief (VIDEO)
Kelly and Joan talk together about the conference . . .

CAFE - Comprehension - Making Connections (VIDEO)
When Making Connections was first brought to the f . . .

CAFE - Teacher Reflection about CAFE (VIDEO)
Following is a debrief interview with Kelly, a fir . . .

CAFE - Accuracy - Skip the Word Then Come Back (VIDEO)
Teaching children to use strategies like a menu wh . . .

CAFE - Accuracy and Comprehension - Backup and Reread (VIDEO)
We are always amazed when we model and teach strat . . .