Marsha,
I have never taught middle school so I am unfamiliar with the
scheduling from a first hand perspective, nor have I taught using the
"Daily Five" so I have limited experience here, but I am wondering
whether you might think in terms of "doing" the five parts over a three
day period, and then again over the last two days of the week? Could it
be that some component of the daily five needs daily attention? that
one could be every day? As I said, I am not familiar with the details,
but I do believe that where there is a will, there is a way, and also
that every teacher might do things a different way according to what
works for them.
Renee
On Nov 30, 2011, at 10:11 AM, Foltermann, Marsha wrote:
I have a question regarding Daily Five. First, let me say I attended a
one day workshop last summer and have read both books. I am very
frustrated!! I teach middle school and each class is approximately 48
minutes. I cannot figure how to break that time into five parts. I had
actually planned to incorporate a Daily THREE: "R" reading; "W"
writing; and "WW" word work. I cannot pull it off! I wish I could
have someone come into my classroom and show me how to do it. I guess
I am not disciplined or organized--don't' know.
My question----Does anyone have suggestions or recommendations for me?
Is there anyone out there that is able to incorporate the D5 plan into
the middle school time frame?????
Mrs. Marsha Foltermann
6th grade, ELAR
903-462-7307
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Cindy Brovold
Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2011 8:55 AM
To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group
Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Independent Reading
Evelia,
Great question, and as a Literacy Coach, I strongly encourage you to
find time in your day for independent reading. There's a lot of
research at your fingertips (the web) that will guide you in deciding
what your instructional purpose will be. Your goal in your students'
self selection should determine what that platform will look like,
i.e. will they use leveled readers (fluency), or have some free
choices (motivation, encouragement, and possibly comprehension). Lori
Oczkus has a lot of material available on independent reading, as well
as comprehension development. From there, consider "The Daily Five,"
by the Sisters. With the D5, a very solid managerial procedure is put
in place that allows you to include the 5 essential components of
literacy. In that framework, students work on reading to self,
reading with others, listening to read, work on writing and word
works. Two of the most beneficial managerial elements in the sisters
program are building stamina (focused reading time), and picking just
right books. Also, the kids love it! One last thought, as students
read independently, offer time for them to talk about what they are
reading. In doing so you develop motivation and a language that
encourages life long reading.
On Tue, Nov 29, 2011 at 10:58 PM, evelia cadet
<[email protected]>wrote:
I have few questions about independent reading time during readers
workshop, do you always give students a task to focus on? Is it
beneficial
if they just read their books? Do you ever join them in reading
independently? Thanks.
Evelia
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From: Kathy Prater
Sent: Saturday, August 20, 2011 1:47 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Mosaic Digest, Vol 60, Issue 15
For Understanding more about Dyslexia go to brightsolutions.us and a
WONDERFUL tutoring program is Barton Reading and Spelling. As for
books, the most beneficial book I have read is Overcoming Dyslexia by
Sally Shaywitz. BLESS YOU for looking for help. As a mother of a
dyslexic son, I wish more teachers were like you!
Kathy in Mississippi
On Aug 20, 2011, at 7:05 AM, Rascal570 wrote:
Hi,
I have a wonderful student in my fourth grade class this year who
has a
medical diagnosis of dyslexia. I see it impacting both his reading and
math skills. I was wondering if anyone has some great resources for
me to read or access in regard to ways to best teach this student.
Thank you in advance for your help.
Ali/FL
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