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Welcome to our newest segment of The Daily Café -- "Sisters on the Spot." Each month will feature an educator who gets to put us on the spot with a burning question that we'll answer on camera.

Current Sister on the Spot segments were filmed at one of our Daily 5™ or Literacy CAFE™ Menu summer workshops.

FAQ - How do you support partners when they only use the strategy of sound it out?
Children who only rely on Sound It Out as an accuracy strategy don't grow as fast as children who have a bevy of strategies to rely on. Joan offers an idea for this potential problem. . . . More...

Sisters on the Spot: Increasing Accountability with a Diverse Group of Students (VIDEO)
Gail and Joan offer tips to help raise the accountability for students who are new to our classes, or perhaps even new to our country. . . . More...

What About Walk To Read?
What about Walk To Read? Do Daily 5 and CAFE fit with a program like that? We have strong opinions, but they are research based. . . . More...

Sisters On The Spot - Supporting Each Other When Starting Something New (VIDEO)
Kelly from St Albert, Alberta, Canada, is a Kindergarten teacher who asked us how she and her colleagues can support each other across grade levels as they begin to implement Daily 5 and CAFE. . . . More...

Sisters on the Spot - Communication and Grades (VIDEO)
LaVerne joined us to ask the following two questions: How do you clearly communicate to parents where their child is as a reader. How do you assign grades on report cards based on your reading assessments?

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How do we manage Listen to Reading when the book selection is short? - Sisters on the Spot (VIDEO)
Martha joined us for a workshop and had a burning . . . More...

Sisters on the Spot - What happens if Listen to Reading doesn't last for a whole round because the book is only five or so minutes long? (VIDEO)
Listen to Reading - The Sisters On the Spot! . . . More...

Sisters on The Spot-Science and Social Students (VIDEO))
Patti, from New Hampshire, put us on the spot with . . . More...

Sisters on the Spot - Parent Involvement (VIDEO)
How do you involve your parents in their child's l . . . More...

Sisters on the Spot - How can principals support their teachers as they implement CAFE™ and Daily 5™? (VIDEO)
In this video Karen Janson, a principal from New Y . . . More...

Sisters on the Spot - Daily 5™ with K and 1st (VIDEO)
Karen Jensen, a principal from New York, asks the . . . More...

Sisters on the Spot - Managing Book Boxes (VIDEO)
We recently spent a day with Diana Muller who pose . . . More...

Sisters on the Spot - Starting the Year (VIDEO)
Lynn Dubay from Durham North Carolina works with n . . . More...

Sisters on the Spot - Colleague Support (VIDEO)
Leslie from Alexandria, Virgina asks how she and h . . . More...

Sisters on the Spot - I'm Done (VIDEO)
Cynthia teaches second and third grades in Virgini . . . More...

Sisters on the Spot - Fitting It All In (VIDEO)
Patty from New Hampshire puts us on the spot this . . . More...

Sisters on the Spot - Two Important Questions (VIDEO)
Kate McLaughlin, from Fairfax, Virginia, puts us o . . . More...

Sisters on the Spot - Difficult Schedule (VIDEO)
Corin, from Long Island, New York, is asking for a . . . More...

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