A daily routine for reading and writing

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• A daily routine for reading and writing

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So what is The Daily 5 thing all about?

• First of all, The Daily 5 will become a big part
  of your day.
• It will allow you to do meaningful work
  independently.
• The Daily 5 includes Read-to-Self,
  Read-to-Someone, Listen-to-Reading, Writing, and
  Word Work (you will learn more about those a bit
  later).
• Now lets dig more into The Daily 5

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• The Daily 5 will help establish
• A sense of trust
• A freedom for choice
• A sense of community
• A sense of urgency
• Stamina
• Routines for Independence

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The Daily 5 will help establish A Sense of
TRUST

• Think-Pair-Share
• What is trust?
• Share a time when someone trusted you.
• How did it make you feel?

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How can you lose trust

• Talking when youre not supposed
  to/inappropriately
• Bullying
• Off Task Not paying attention, sleeping
• Sharpening Pencils
• Bothering Other People
• Playing with Anything
• Not being prepared/not responsible
• Reading inappropriate/Not Good Fit
• Wrong Voice Level
• Passing Notes

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Daily 5 Non-Negotiables

• Work the whole time.
• Check for understanding
• Get started right away
• Stay in one spot
• Every choice MUST help you be a better reader.

If you lose trust, you lose choice!
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A Sense of TRUST

• In terms of The Daily 5, meaningful learning will
  require mutual trust and respect between the
  teacher and you, the student.
• Each of you is valuable and unique and worthy of
  respect and caring.
• It is trust that will allow you to become
  independent learners.
• It is trust that will allow the teacher to focus
  energy on teaching, not managing behaviors.

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The Daily Five will establish A Freedom for
CHOICE

• Think-Pair-Share
• Do you like having choices?
• Think of your favorite restaurant or radio
  station.
• Share a time when you have had choices. What did
  you choose? What did you like about having a
  choice?

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A Freedom for Choice

• We all know and realize that we need and love
  structure and routine. These are very much needed
  in the classroom.
• In terms of The Daily 5, you will have a choice
  in your learning. You will ask yourself questions
  such as What are my goals in reading and
  writing?, What will I do first?, Whom will I
  choose to work with?, What will I accomplish?,
  and What was I working on yesterday that I want
  to continue today?.
• Purpose Choice MOTIVATION!
• It is choice that will motivate you and put you
  in charge of your own learning!

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The Daily Five will establish A sense of
community

• Think-Pair-Share
• What does the word community mean?
• How do you build community in the classroom?

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A Sense of Community

• What we experience together will weave the
  tapestry that will create an environment of
  learning and caring.
• A sense of community provides everyone with
  ownership to hold others accountable for
  behaviors, effort, learning, order, and kindness.
• In terms of The Daily 5, everyone rejoices in
  each others progress. If a classmate is
  disrupting others during work time, the community
  will join together to encourage, support, and
  hold the person accountable for his or her
  learning behavior.

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The Daily Five will establish A sense of
Urgency

• Think-Pair-Share
• What does the word urgent mean?
• Share a time when you have had to use urgency.

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A Sense of Urgency

• In terms of The Daily 5, creating urgency in the
  classroom establishes a community where every
  moment of learning is important.
• There is a reason why you do certain tasks, and
  you will be taught why you do things. An
  example of why is something like this. Why do
  we read? Well research says that reading each
  day is the best way to become a better reader-
  its as simple as that!
• When a person understands the reason for a task,
  it motivates that person to persevere.

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The Daily Five will establish Stamina

• Think-Pair-Share
• What does the word stamina mean?
• How do you build up stamina?

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Stamina

• In terms of The Daily 5, you will need to build
  up stamina in order to be successful readers and
  writers. Just think of the process as a runner
  training for a marathon.
• If you dont have the stamina to read for thirty
  minutes, you will not be successful. In fact, you
  may even become frustrated and lose motivation to
  succeed.
• Therefore, it is important that you are taught
  how to be successful at each of the five key
  components of The Daily 5.

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The Daily Five will establish Routines for
Independence

• Think-Pair-Share
• Do you like being independent?
• Share a time when youve been independent
• and have been successful.

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Routines for Independence

• In terms of The Daily 5, once you understand what
  is expected of you, have practiced strategies,
  and have built up your stamina, it is time to
  show-off your independence!
• To be successful with The Daily 5, it is
  important that you show that you can make
  decisions on your own and monitor yourself
  regarding your own progress.
• By showing independence, you will allow your
  teacher to work with students in small groups (in
  other words, its your chance to show your
  teacher that you can learn on your own!).

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• Other Daily 5 Essentials
• Establishing a Gathering Place
• Finding Good-Fit Books
• Book Boxes
• Anchor Charts
• Signals Check-in
• Repeated Practice

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Establishing a Gathering Place

• Think-Pair-Share
• Believe it or not, you are never too old to sit
  on the floor and learn. A gathering place is an
  open space large enough for the whole class to
  come together. Where might be the best place for
  this in our room?
• Now, lets test out our gathering place
• How should you sit? What should be some
  guidelines to follow to make sure learning takes
  place?

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Finding Good-Fit Books

• Think-Pair-Share
• How do you know a book is the right book for
  you?
• How do you know the book isnt too difficult for
  you?
• One of the most important things to do to become
  a better reader is to read good-fit books.
• You should look for a good-fit book in five
  ways using the acronym, I PICK.

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I PICK

• I answers the question
• What book should I choose?
• Finding a book that is a great fit
• for you will give you the best opportunity for
  success!

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I PICK
Because of Winn Dixie
Sharks

• P answers the question
• What is my purpose for
• wanting to read the book?
• You should have a purpose when choosing a
  good-fit book. Is the purpose for research?
• Or, are you simply reading for some fun?

Civil War
Ruby Holler
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I PICK

• I answers the question
• What sort of book am
• I interested in reading?
• Do you want a book like the one you just
  finished? Do you want a mystery? Or are you more
  interested in learning about sports? Whatever the
  book, make
• sure it is of interest to you.

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I PICK

• C answers the question
• Do I comprehend the
• book that I chose?
• Whatever book you choose, make sure that you can
  comprehend it. If you find yourself asking a lot
  of questions and things are sort of confusing,
  then maybe the book isnt a good-fit book.

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I PICK

• K answers the question
• Do I know the words?
• Whatever book you choose, make sure that you can
  understand the words. You should know most of the
  words that you read. If you dont, then the book
  is not a good-fit book.

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Genres

• To help in choosing a good-fit book, lets
  investigate genres
• Think-Pair-Share
• What is a genre?

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What does genre mean?

• A genre is a type of literature. For example
  the realistic
• fiction genre contains books about events that
  could happen
• today with realistic people as the main
  characters.
• Think-Pair-Share
• What are some other types
• of genres that you know?

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Different Genres in Literature

• Take a look around the room and find the
  classroom library
• or take a walk down the hall to the school one.
  What kind of books
• do you see? How are the books separated? Are they
  separated by genres?

Science Fiction
Fantasy
Realistic Fiction
Non Fiction
Historical Fiction
Myths
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Historical Fiction

• Historical Fiction stories are about a certain
  time period in the past. The setting is
  described in detail, the characters are
  believable, and there is a main problem that the
  characters must overcome. The main clue is that
  some of the characters in the story were not
  real people and did not actually exist.
• Examples Little House books, The Sign of the
  Beaver, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Al Capone
  Does My Shirts

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Mystery

• Mysteries are stories that have something to
  solve. There are usually clues that people
  uncover that lead to the answer to the mystery.
• Examples are The 39 Clues Series, Sherlock
  Holmes, Encyclopedia Brown, The Hardy Boys

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Horror/Suspense

• Horror or suspense stories often contain objects
  or creatures that are not real (ghosts, talking
  toys, ) that are used to scare the reader.
• Examples are Goosebumps, Fear Street, The Old
  Willis Place

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Fantasy

• Fantasy stories are created by altering one or
  more characteristics of reality.
• Entire new worlds may be created or characters
  may have extraordinary experiences in the real
  world. Characters may be extra large or extremely
  tiny (Gullivers Travels).
• Other Examples
• Preposterous Characters and Situations
• James and the Giant Peach
• Talking Animals
• Stuart Little
• Living Toys
• Winnie the Pooh
• Strange and Curious Worlds
• The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
• Time Warps
• When You Reach Me

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Realistic Fiction

• Realistic Fiction contains everything in a
  realistic story and is consistent with the lives
  of real people in our world.
• The events in the story could have happened. The
  characters and the setting seem real, and the
  plot focuses on everyday problems and personal
  relationships.
• Examples Hatchet, Dear Mr. Henshaw, Frindle

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Science Fiction

• The science fiction genre deals with probable
  events, is usually set in another world, and is
  concerned with technological advances.
• Themes are the struggle between good and evil,
  the hope for one peaceful world, and the
  brotherhood of man, space adventure, space
  flight, and space vehicles are included in many
  science fiction books.
• Examples Star Wars, Star Trek, Animorphs,
  Deltora Quest

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Fairytales

• Fairytales are full of magic--giants, witches,
  magical tablecloths, beans, and sticks--all sorts
  of magic.
• These are set in a fantasy land, involve upper
  class characters--princes, princesses, kings, and
  queens, and frequently rely on the pattern of
  three.
• The conflict portrayed is generally life and
  death. At the end the fortunes of the lowly,
  childlike, good protagonist and the adult-like,
  evil, antagonist are usually. Castles, journeys,
  mysteries, huts, woods, rivers, bridges, a
  talking or otherwise helpful animal frequently
  appear.
• Examples of traditional fairytales are
  Cinderella, Snow White, Jack and the Beanstalk.

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Myths

• Myths are stories about gods and are sacred
  stories, which supply "models for human behavior"
  and "give meaning and value to life.
• Western civilization has been strongly shaped by
  Greek, Roman, Norse, Celtic, and Judeo-Christian
  mythologies. Today we also possess African,
  Asian, and Native American mythologies, which
  attempt to explain the creation, divinity,
  religion, human nature, features of the natural
  world, and death.
• Example Percy Jackson The Olympians The
  Lightning Thief

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Non Fiction

• Non-fiction books contain factual information
  about a person, place, event, animal, and/or
  thing.
• Some examples of nonfiction are biographies,
  autobiographies, and information books about
  certain topics.
• Examples Dinosaurs, Volcanoes

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Biography

• Biographies tell the story of an individuals
  life. The book is written by another person.
• The books discuss the persons life and
  achievements. All the facts in the book are
  accurate and true.
• Examples Young Abigail Adams, Eleanor Roosevelt,
  George Washington

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Autobiography

• Autobiographies are stories that are written by
  someone about his/her own life.
• An example is Small Steps The Year I Got Polio
  by Peg Kehret

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I PICK at Work
Think-Pair-Share Challenge Now, Ill give you a
short quiz with a partner, discuss what the
acronym I PICK stands for. Can you get all of
the letters correct? I bet you cant!!!!
I PICK Challenge Now, lets try out the I
PICK strategy for yourself in your classroom or
the library.
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Setting up Book Boxes

• Now that youve decided on a few good-fit
  books, you should put these books in a place
  where you can easily access them.
• Your teacher will show you where to put your
  books

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Creating Anchor Charts

• As we learn each component of The Daily 5, we
  will come together and make an anchor chart (or
  I chart for Independence).
• On each chart, you will be asked to come up with
  learning behaviors and expectations for you and
  your teacher.
• Now, lets see who can model these behavior

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Signals and Check-in

• Your teacher will have a signal to get your
  attention.
• Maybe its a yell, a bell, or a siren. Whatever
  it is, you should adhere to the signal. Lets try
  it
• To be self-reflective, you will be asked to give
  a thumbs-up or a thumbs-sideways in regards to
  how you did.

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Muscle Memory Repeated Practice

• Dont be surprised if we go over and over and
  over some of the expectations for the components
  of The Daily 5.
• The reason we do this is to train your muscles to
  do the right thing.
• To be successful, well follow 10 steps to muscle
  memory

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Muscle Memory 10 Steps

• Identify what is to be taught.
• Set a purpose and a sense of urgency
• Brainstorm behaviors using I chart.
• Model the most desirable behaviors.
• Model the least desirable behaviors.
• Everyone model and build stamina (3 minutes).
• Independent work (teacher stays out of the way).
• Quiet signal to come back to group.
• Group check-in (How did you do?).
• Repeat steps 1-9.

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Read to self Read to someone Listen to
reading Work on writing Word work
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Scene One Read to Self

• Being able to read to yourself is the foundation
  of The Daily 5.
• The launching of read to self is based on the
  gradual release of responsibility- eventually,
  you will be able to do this independently the
  right way!

• Steps to Take
• 1. Lets find our gathering place.
• 2. Discuss the three ways to read a book
• Read the words
• Read and talk to yourself about the pictures
• Retell a previously read book
• 3. Model read to self, practice read to self,
  talk about read to self
• 4. Fill-out the I chart on read to self.
• 5. Build your stamina. Model, practice, talk, and
  repeat

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Scene Two Read to Someone

• Being able to read to someone will help you
  become less reliant on the teacher for
  assistance.
• Reading to someone will allow you to share your
  thinking and learning with a friend.
• Like all of the components of The Daily 5, the
  launching of read to someone is based on the
  gradual release of responsibility- eventually,
  you will be able to do this independently the
  right way!

• Steps to Take
• 1. If youre not there already, lets find our
  gathering place.
• 2. Think-Pair-Share Why do you suppose that
  reading to someone everyday is so important?
• 3. Model and practice EEKK (elbows to elbows,
  knees to knees).
• 4. Brainstorm I chart on read to someone.
• 5. Build your stamina. Model, practice, talk, and
  repeat

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Scene Three Listen to Reading

• Steps to Take
• 1. If youre not there already, lets find our
  gathering place.
• 2. Think-Pair-Share There are several ways to
  listen to reading. What are some ways to listen
  to reading?
• 3. Brainstorm I chart on listen to reading.
• 4. Build your stamina. Model, practice, talk, and
  repeat

• Listening to reading is another way to develop
  fluency and vocabulary.
• Listening to reading will allow you to relax and
  listen to a good story and learn new strategies.
• Like all of the components of The Daily 5,
  listening to reading is based on the gradual
  release of responsibility- eventually, you will
  be able to do this independently the right way!

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Scene Four Work on Writing

• Work on writing will allow you time to spend on
  writing that really matters to you
• Persuasive writing
• Letters to a friend
• Reports on topics of interest
• Poetry
• Other
• Like all of the components of The Daily 5,
  writing is based on the gradual release of
  responsibility- eventually, you will be able to
  do this independently the right way!

• Steps to Take
• 1. If youre not there already, lets find our
  gathering place.
• 2. Think-Pair-Share Why do you think it is
  important to write everyday?
• 3. Brainstorm I chart on work on writing.
• 4. Build your stamina. Model, practice, talk, and
  repeat

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Scene Five Word Work (Words Their Way)

• Having time during a reading block to focus on
  words is critical to your development as a
  reader, writer, and communicator.
• With word work, you will work on
• Experimenting with spelling patterns
• Memorizing high-frequency words
• Generalizing spelling patterns
• Adding to your knowledge and curiosity pf unique
  and interesting words
• Like all of the components of The Daily 5, word
  work is based on the gradual release of
  responsibility- eventually, you will be able to
  do this independently the right way!

• Steps to Take
• 1. If youre not there already, lets find our
  gathering place.
• 2. Think-Pair-Share Do you know any spelling
  patterns?
• 3. Brainstorm I chart on word work.
• 4. Build your stamina. Model, practice, talk, and
  repeat

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Bibliography

• Boushey, Gail and Moser, Joan. The Daily 5
  Fostering Literacy Independence in the Elementary
  Grades. Stenhouse Publishers. Portland, Maine.
  2006.
• "The Daily 5 and CAFE are trademark and copy
  written content of Educational Design, LLC dba
  The 2 Sisters. Educational Design, LLC dba The 2
  Sisters does not authorize or endorse these
  materials."