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Conferring
Deciding When to Move to a New CAFE Strategy (VIDEO)
In this video, Heather has Gail listen in and offer feedback on her one-on-one conference with Grace. Gail's feedback is specific to the structure of the conference and what is being taught. She also discusses when to move a student onto another strategy.

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Teach, Model, Practice and Hand Off the Strategy of Check for Understanding (VIDEO)
Watch the scaffolding Janet does with Tucker as she hands over the learning. A great video showing the gradual release of responsibility. . . . More...
Conferring and goal setting with advanced readers (VIDEO)
Julian is a 4th grade student in Heather's classro . . . More...
Does Every Student Conference Center Around the Student Reading Aloud? (VIDEO)
We have discovered that rich, wonderful conversations around reading can be had even if the student doesn't read aloud for us. This video is a perfect example of one of those conferences. . . . More...
Supporting a Colleague Learning to Confer (VIDEO)
Gail and Cindy, a 3rd grade teacher, work together . . . More...
Engaging Advanced Readers with Book Chats (ARTICLE)
by Jen McDonough I get asked a lot by te . . . More...
A Beginning ELL Reader Sets a Goal of Fluency of Sight Words (Video)
Gail and Cindy are working together with third graders. They are meeting with Moses, an ELL student who arrived in the country last year. Being a beginning reader with English text, Moses worked on vocabulary and beginning and ending sounds while reading good fit books. He grew 1.5 years in his reading last year and is ready to set a new goal. Listen in to hear their goal setting conference with Moses. . . . More...
Conferring with a Beginning Reader (VIDEO)
This video takes a look into a one-on-one conference with Maria, a kindergarten student, building on what she knows and layering on new learning. . . . More...
Behavior Goal - Read the Whole Time (VIDEO)
In this conference, Janet meets with Trevor and sets a behavior goal of Read the Whole Time. She adds this to her pensieve, bringing documentation which adds a new accountability to Trevor, reminding him of sense of urgency that propels students to be independent and strive toward their goals. . . . More...
CAFE™ - Teaching and Practicing Beginning and Ending Sounds (VIDEO)
In this short meaningful conference, Kelly assists . . . More...
Refining Conferring (VIDEO)
Here is an updated video of Gail and Heather discussing the strengths, pitfalls, and plans for conferring with a high-level student. . . . More...
FAQ - Please explain your Assessment Boxes.
Assessment Box. We use this term interchangeably . . . More...
CAFE™ - Teacher Talk Cards
Teacher Talk Cards, created by Melissa Killingbeck . . . More...
CAFE™ - Student Personal Conferring Form (DOWNLOAD)
Partnering with students in their learning sounds . . . More...
CAFE™ - Conferring Cheat Sheet (DOWNLOAD)
Kristina Wootan took two of our forms and combined . . . More...
CAFE™ - Managing Conferring Forms with 'In Class' Support Teachers (ARTICLE)
Last week's FAQ was all about co-teaching with a p . . . More...
FAQ- How often do you meet with groups of students?
Though it may sound a bit trite, the answer i . . . More...
CAFE™ - Conferring with Charisma on Good Fit Books (VIDEO)
There is a delicate discussion we tiptoe around wh . . . More...
CAFE™ - Student Led Conferences (DOWNLOADS)
Ready for Student Led Conferences? We have al . . . More...
FAQ: I have a big class this year! How can I manage one-on-one assessments for all my students?
A: We understand and hear this concern eve . . . More...
FAQ - How do you help students remember conferring appointments?
The goal of all our conferences is to support stud . . . More...
CAFE™ - Holding Students Accountable After the Conference (DOWNLOAD)
Don't you love the feeling of pleasure and satisfa . . . More...
CAFE™ - Fine Tuning a Conference-Inference (VIDEO)
One way to reflect on our practice and fine tune i . . . More...
CAFE™ - Recording Goals in the Pensieve (VIDEO)
Are you wondering how we use the forms and what ki . . . More...
CAFE™ - Joan and Daniel talk about goals for Maria (VIDEO)
In this third of a three-part video series, Daniel . . . More...
CAFE™ - One-on-One Conferring (VIDEO)
This is the second video in this series, and we go . . . More...
CAFE™ - Conferring with Maria, a beginning reader: Part I (VIDEO)
In this first of a three-part video series, Joan a . . . More...
CAFE™ - Inferring with Connor as he talks about his book (VIDEO)
This video shows a conference between Christie and . . . More...
CAFE™ - Steps for Conferring Part III of III (DOWNLOAD)
When people started asking us to share what our co . . . More...
CAFE™ - Check for Understanding (VIDEO)
Does conferring feel like a mystery or guarded sec . . . More...
CAFE™ - Conferring Notes (VIDEO)
Heather, a fourth grade teacher, reflects on and s . . . More...
CAFE™ - Conferring with a Beginning Reader, Part I of II (VIDEO)
Have you ever been faced with a beginning reader; . . . More...
CAFE™ - Conferring with a Beginning Reader - Part II of II (VIDEO)
We are tickled to introduce you to a hysterical ki . . . More...
CAFE™ - Reading Writing Checksheet Part I of III (DOWNLOAD)
The reading writing check sheet is a big picture o . . . More...
CAFE™ - Conferring Sheet Sample - Part I of II (DOWNLOAD)
Our conferring used to consist of in-depth convers . . . More...
CAFE™ - Conferring Sheet with Icons - Part II of II (DOWNLOAD)
This form reflects our newest form that we include . . . More...
CAFE™ - Reading Conferring Sheet - Part III of III (DOWNLOAD)
If you prefer a conferring form without icons, her . . . More...
Daily 5™ - Writing Conferring Sheet in the Pensieve Part II of III (DOWNLOAD)
This is the writing version of our reading conferr . . . More...
CAFE™ - Tips on Conferring with Children (ARTICLE)
One of the biggest shifts we made when endeavoring . . . More...