Transcript The Daily 5 A Guide For Parents

The Daily 5
A Guide For Parents
What is the Daily 5?
• A way of structuring reading instruction so
that every student is engaged in
meaningful literacy tasks.
• Students receive whole group instruction
and then are given independent practice
time to read and write while the teacher
provides focused instruction to individuals
and small groups.
What is the Daily 5?
• When it is up and running, students are
engaged in the following activities:
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Read to Self
Work on Writing
Read to Someone
Word Work
Listen to Reading
What Does it Look Like Each
Day?
• We will have three sessions each day
of a mini-lesson followed by choice
time where students choose one of
the five tasks and work
independently while the teacher
meets with individuals and small
groups.
Mini-Lessons
• Only 8-10 minutes in length
• Explicit instruction in the areas of:
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Phonemic awareness
Phonics
Sight words
Comprehension
Writing Strategies
Read to Self
• Teach students the three ways to
read a book:
– Read the pictures
– Retell a story you already know
– Read the words
• Combination of books kids choose
themselves and books at their
reading level.
Work on Writing
• We have a separate Writing time,
but during Daily 5, students have
total choice on the format of their
writing.
• They work on writing in their journals
and may illustrate once they’ve
written the designated amount.
Read to Someone
• Students love having the chance to
share a book with a friend.
• We practice how to help a friend who
is stuck on a word and how to ask
questions about the books we are
reading.
Word Work
• Practice spelling words in a variety of
hands-on ways including:
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Magnetic Letters
White Boards
Wikki Stix
Rainbow words
Listening to Reading
• Students have the option of listening to
a story on CD and following along in the
book or listening to a story on the
computer.
• Why do we do this? Listening to books
on tape is fun and helps us to become
more fluent readers. It exposes us to a
variety of genre, too!
Beginning the Daily 5
• In order to teach students the
independence needed for this program,
the first few weeks are spent on building
reading and writing stamina, learning the
behaviors of Daily 5, creating a sense of
urgency, and fostering a classroom
community.
Building Stamina
• Much like exercising our bodies, students
can not be expected to independently read
or write for 20-30 minutes right away.
• We begin with just 2 minutes a day, so
everyone can be successful and work up
from there.
• We chart our progress, and kids are
excited to see their stamina grow.
Learning Behaviors of
Daily 5
• Class brainstorms desirable activities for
each part of Daily 5 – these are posted
and referred to frequently.
• Students model correct behaviors and incorrect behaviors.
• Students check in each day and reflect on
their learning behaviors.
Creating a Sense of
Urgency
• We all want to know why we have to do
something, and no one wants to hear
“because you have to”.
• We explain the importance of each of the
task and often refer to the value of
practicing reading and writing.
• Establishes motivation and on-task
behavior.
Fostering Community
• Begins with getting to know each
other and valuing each person’s
contributions.
• Helps students hold each other
accountable for behaviors, learning,
effort, and kindness.
• We celebrate each individual’s
accomplishments.
Benefits of Daily 5
• Children cannot become better readers
and develop a love for reading without
having time to actually read and write.
• Providing choice is highly motivational and
puts kids in charge of their learning.
• Students have lots of individualized time
with the teacher and help develop their
own goals to work on independently.
• Provides structure, short intervals of
repeated practice, and time to explore –
exactly what children this age need!