I would be interested to know how it works at the upper level as well. I teach fifth grade and am thinking of starting Daily 5 in my classroom reading instruction for next fall. I would love feedback, or suggestions of anyone using it at a higher grade level. Thanks!
On Sun, Apr 26, 2009 at 5:48 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > Has anyone used Daily Five in upper elementary or middle school. Middle > school ELA tends to be an "English" class, literature based, with writing > woven in. I feel that the kids need to be reading their independent books > more and maybe a Daily Five format would address that missing element. > > Any thoughts? > > > In a message dated 4/22/2009 11:22:33 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > [email protected] writes: > > I agree - the Daily Five is a great literacy routine, not only teaching > great reading strategies, but also cooperative learning strategies and > independent learning strategies. It has worked very well in our 1st-3rd > grades. > The authors also have a GREAT website. > > Sue Van Ausdle > Title I/LAP Director > Pomeroy School District > 121 10th St. > Pomeroy, WA 99347 > 509-843-1651 > [email protected] > > "Children are the living messages we send to a time we will not see." > - John W. Whitehead, The Stealing of America, 1983 > On Tuesday, April 21, 2009 4:50 PM, Karen Shook <[email protected]> > wrote: > Have you looked at The Daily 5? It's really just a management system > that you can use andÂtweak to meet your needs for reading > workshop. If you haven't this might be something to look at. The > kids work on > reading independently, with partners, word work, writing and listening for > lower grades. Even if you don't fully implement it, just some of the > language and lessons they use with the kids to get them to really engage, > and stay engaged in reading, is worth the $16 you'll spend on the book. > If you don't know much about it you can google it and I'm sure you'll come > up with a lot. > > Karen > 3rd > --- On Tue, 4/21/09, ZEINAB CHAMI <[email protected]> wrote: > > > From: ZEINAB CHAMI <[email protected]> > Subject: [MOSAIC] Listerv question > To: [email protected] > Date: Tuesday, April 21, 2009, 1:34 PM > > > > Guided reading groups >       I am a pre student teacher in a 2nd > grade classroom right now. There are 30 students in that classroom and it is > very hard for the teacher to get through reading groups with the students > while the others are engaged in something meaningful. Basically, there are > five groups and when we are working with each group, she asks the rest of > the class to work on their paper for writerâ™ workshop. I observed > that students do not do this. As many times as we tell them to get back to > their seats or get to work they heads are always somewhere else. It bothers > me to see this and I really need advice on what would be the best way to > keep the other students engaged in their work and what should they be working > on during that time? Writerâ™ workshop is not working. > _________________________________________________________________ > Rediscover HotmailÂ: Now available on your iPhone or BlackBerry > http://windowslive.com/RediscoverHotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_HM_Rediscover_Mob > ile2_042009 > _______________________________________________ > 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. > > -- > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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. > > > > **************Access 350+ FREE radio stations anytime from anywhere on the > web. Get the Radio Toolbar! > (http://toolbar.aol.com/aolradio/download.html?ncid=emlcntusdown00000003) > _______________________________________________ > 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.
