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Read to Self
"Children reading to themselves is the first step in Daily Five and is the foundation for creating independent readers and writers. On the surface--like all of the components in Daily Five--Read to Self seems basic and simple. However, we have found that specific teaching techniques can make Read to Self a powerful tool for enhancing all literacy skills." (The Daily 5 p.46) Jump in and start, right here, with The Daily Five. We are here to support you!
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Daily 5 - Emergent Readers Choosing Good Fit Books
I've noticed lately that my Kindergartners have not been selecting the emergent reading books that are sprinkled in with the picture books. Last week I went through some of my book tubs and took out . . .
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Movements and a Song for I Pick
This is a hoot and a holler and educational. Jennifer Saccoccio emailed us the link to her website where she downloaded a video of her class chanting an I PICK ditty. It looks like so much fun that . . .
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Daily 5 - Good Fit Books (Slideshow)
Sometimes you blow us away with the creative ways you take our content and make it your own. This powerpoint by Barbara Smith, from Carolina Forest Elementary, is a perfect example. It's all about c . . .
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Daily 5 - Book Selection (VIDEO)
A cornerstone to student reading engagement is the ability to "read" the books students have selected and we realized early on that students needed to be taught "3 Ways to Read a Book". In this video . . .
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Daily 5 - What's In the Book Box? (VIDEO)
Are you wondering what goes into our student book boxes? Joan is going to let you take a peek and explains the purpose behind each student having a book box of their own. . . .
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Daily 5 Literacy Block (DOWNLOAD)
In our book, we created a visual look at the structure of The Daily 5 in the classroom. It is a variation of the traditional workshop model with a short, focused whole group lesson, brief whole group . . .
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Daily 5 - Three Ways to Read a Book (ARTICLE)
We find this to be a foundational lesson before we introduce Read to Self. It's necessity became very clear one year as we were asking students to read to themselves and about one half of our first g . . .
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Daily 5 - Graphing Stamina (DOWNLOAD)
We know from experience that making a goal visible helps us stay motivated to achieve it. Our kids aren't any different, so we use this graph to help inspire the growth of stamina in our rooms. We i . . .
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Daily 5 - The Daily 5 Linear Graphic (DOWNLOAD)
On page 14 of our book, The Daily 5, there is a circular graphic of how we originally visualized this structure. Then our friend, Lynn Senecal from the Quebec school system, showed us the linear repr . . .
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Daily 5 - Read To Self, Day 2 (VIDEO)
Would you like to see what day two looks like when launching Read to Self? Join this fourth grade class as they revisit and revise their "I" chart together as a class, adding behaviors that make it mo . . .
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Daily 5 - Launching Read to Self - Part III (VIDEO)
This video of Christie's 4th grade students shows the process of taking the two dimensional 'I chart' for Read to Self and making it three dimensional. Students take their ideas and immediately apply . . .
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Daily 5 - Adding Choice and Checking In (VIDEO)
After Read to Self and Work on Writing have both been launched, we often feel a bit like we are standing on top of a mountain, admiring a view of great beauty. Students are actually reading and writi . . .
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Daily 5 - Check In with Goal and Strategy (VIDEO)
When we first ask students to "Check In", they do it by telling us which Daily 5 they will work on during that round of the Dailys. Eventually we teach them how to "Check In", by naming their Daily, . . .
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Daily 5 - I Pick A Good Fit Book (DOWNLOAD)
What were you looking for the last time you went to a book store? How long did you stay? If you purchased a book, was it a challenging book or a "Good Fit" book? What factors went into your selecti . . .
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