What is The Daily 5?
This year your child will take part in The Daily 5. The Daily 5 is a way of structuring the reading block so that every student is independently engaged in meaningful literacy tasks. These research based tasks are ones that will have the biggest impact on student reading achievement, as well as help foster children who love to read. Students receive whole group instruction and then are given independent practice time to read independently while we provide instruction to individuals and small groups of students (guided reading).
When it is up and running smoothly, students will be engaged in
the Daily 5, which is comprised of:
* Read to Self
* Read to Someone
* Listen to Reading
* Word Work
* Work on Writing
There are very specific behavior expectations that go with each Daily 5 component. We will spend our first weeks working intensely on building our reading and writing stamina, learning the behaviors of the Daily 5, and fostering our classroom community.
One thing you'll notice that may be a change for you is a direct decrease in the number of worksheets that your child brings home. Instead, your child will be taught to select "Good Fit Books" they can read, understand and are interested in, which they read during the Daily 5.
Here is how you can help your student pick a good fit book:
1. Have your child choose a book. This is the first I in I PICK which means “I choose books to read”.
2. Ask your child, “What is your purpose for choosing this book?” You may also want to ask, “is it for fun or to learn something?”. This is the P in I PICK which means purpose.
3. Ask your child, “Is this a book you are interested in?” This is the second I, which means interest.
4. Have your child read a page of the book. After your child reads the page, ask your child, “Who
did you read about and what did they do?”. This is the C in PICK which stands for Comprehend. If it is a good fit book your child should be able to answer your question.
5. Have your child read another page (or use the same page) and ask, “Did you know most of the words?”. This is the K in IPICK which stands for know the words. Your child should know all or almost all of the words in order for it to be a good fit book
Students will be spending most of their time actually reading, which research supports as the number one way to improve reading.
One thing you'll notice that may be a change for you is a direct decrease in the number of worksheets that your child brings home. Instead, your child will be taught to select "Good Fit Books" they can read, understand and are interested in, which they read during the Daily 5.
Here is how you can help your student pick a good fit book:
1. Have your child choose a book. This is the first I in I PICK which means “I choose books to read”.
2. Ask your child, “What is your purpose for choosing this book?” You may also want to ask, “is it for fun or to learn something?”. This is the P in I PICK which means purpose.
3. Ask your child, “Is this a book you are interested in?” This is the second I, which means interest.
4. Have your child read a page of the book. After your child reads the page, ask your child, “Who
did you read about and what did they do?”. This is the C in PICK which stands for Comprehend. If it is a good fit book your child should be able to answer your question.
5. Have your child read another page (or use the same page) and ask, “Did you know most of the words?”. This is the K in IPICK which stands for know the words. Your child should know all or almost all of the words in order for it to be a good fit book
Students will be spending most of their time actually reading, which research supports as the number one way to improve reading.
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