It wasn't true for me that students spent more time reading using the Daily
5 system. I used the it for 3 years, 1st in Kindergarten(working with
Laura!) then in 2nd grade. It may have been my inadequacies in implementing
it although I followed the book pretty closely. I got to maybe 2 of the 5 a
day, and unless you take some of the choice out of it, students may be
missing reading or writing. I went back to a reading workshop model last
year and like the amount of reading students due now. I also have a set
time for a writing workshop. So far, so good. I have a CAFE menu in my
classroom and when I meet with students we talk about areas of reading to
work on and set goals for their reading using this language.
---- Original Message -----
From: "Janel Atwell" <[email protected]>
To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group"
<[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, September 30, 2010 8:47 PM
Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Reading Workshop vs. Daily 5 / CAFE
I just read Laura's response and agree with her. The Daily Five is the
management piece, and adapts well to any grade level. CAFE is a great
guide
for teaching reading strategies. As a coach and Title I teacher, I've
help
implement them both in our school. They work perfectly with Fountas and
Pinnell's First 20 Days and Lucy Calkins---readers' and writers'
workshops.
The "I" charts help students understand the purpose and procedures in each
component, encourage independent work and are should be constantly
referred
to. Students spend more time actually reading. However, you must be
willing
to spend the time to really teach the procedures. It will pay off in the
long run.
On Thu, Sep 30, 2010 at 1:31 PM, Andrea Jenkins <
[email protected]> wrote:
Hi all. Sorry if this is a revisited question. I will be leading my
language arts team through an evaluation process between the Daily 5 /
CAFE
and TC Reading Workshop Units of Study. Right now we have teachers trying
both, and to establish a common language, assessments and routines, we
need
to select one. Already, one teacher has asked the differences are between
the two. I can name some, but since I've never taught Daily 5 / CAFE, I
cannot speak to it from a teaching perspective.
Can anyone articulate the differences between the two?
Has anyone made a switch from one to the other?
Has your school gone through this process?
I'd love some feedback and direction here.
Thanks,
Andrea Jenkins
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