I agree with Angela. This is my 2nd year in 2nd grade (after 20 years in K, using literacy centers), and I started D5 last year. WOW! I followed the lessons/language/expectations/anchor charts to a "T", and the results are phenomenal. Remember--it is a management system for your language arts program, so theoretically, any reading program can be taught using this structure. One huge plus is that although there is much work and explicit teaching "up front", after mid-October or so, when all components are in place, the rest of the year is a breeze. No stations to set up every other Sunday afternoon, very little copying, and the only prep I do is for small group instruction, and whole-group comprehension strategy lessons.
It is easily tweaked to fit your schedule. I do writing during Writing Workshop at 4 separate times during the week, so I don't incorporate Work on Writing (altho I'm thinking about doing so, just to change it up some). I usually get 2 "choices" in during each language arts block, sometimes 3. We have several teachers at our school who have tried it this year (after they listened to me going on ad nauseum last year), from K to 5th. They have all tweaked it for their class, and they all love it. My advice: read the book, start teaching the lessons on expectations & behaviors, stick to your guns when building stamina (read: stop everyone if one kid is off-task--it hurts, but is so worth it later), and wallow in the success! The kids love it too. Melissa/VA/2nd On Wed, Feb 18, 2009 at 5:19 PM, Angela Almond <[email protected]>wrote: > I began using Daily Five this year to replace the SSR time that is > required at our school. I got special permission from the principal and > the literacy coach to try it out this year. I LOVE IT! It has turned the > dreaded SSR time to the "Is it time for Daily 5 yet" time! I have > modified it a lot to fit into my classroom but I used all of the lessons > in the book to set up the format and I use all of the suggested language > that the book uses. I would be more than happy to share more info if > someone has a particular question. > > Angela Hatley Almond, NBCT > Fourth Grade > East Albemarle Elementary School > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Mosaic mailing list > [email protected] > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. > > _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
