Linda (and others!), Thanks SO much for this detailed response! It sounds like this is an awesome plan that has worked really well for everyone, and I am going to recommend this book to a friend who is in need of this. When everyone started buzzing about it, I popped onto Stenhouse and reviewed the contents. It didn't look like a book I needed, (since I am short on $$ and shelf space!) and you confirmed that. I do a modified version of "The First 20 Days of Reading" where I work on what you have discussed, plus my own procedures...it's actually one area I'm NOT continually revamping!
You bring up such a great point about this earlier modeling. I was just discussing this with a colleague. She was unhappy with her Reading Workshop, and then she spent that extra time in Sept. modeling, charting, revisiting procedures, etc., and it totally paid off. Thanks again, Lisa :o) 2/3 IL --- Linda Buice <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Lisa, > > The reason I said it was the most powerful, is that > as a teacher - I have > always done DEAR time (drop everything and read). > Some kids read, and some > kids played. I guess I didn't spend enough time > picking books, modeling > what good reading looks like, really talking about > why we read (many > children didn't think reading was fun), and modeling > it myself. Daily Five > helps build stamina for reading. I called it my > Stamina Reading time. It > builds each day and I just found that doing it this > way, kids read more, > looked forward to reading, really read, and it > actually did build stamina. > So many times, if I didn't get to it - they would > beg me to Do STAMINA > reading. At 1:20 in the afternoon, I could say get > your book boxes and lets > do Stamina Reading and my room would turn into > complete silence, with all > kids reading. I do not have a large room with all > those carpet spaces, > lamps, chairs, etc. Our fire code inspector took > all that away. I do have > floor space and a small carpet, but most students > had to sit at their desks. > We modeled that you couldn't be in your desk, touch > someone else's desk, > have eye contact, etc. This was all on the anchor > chart which I reviewed a > lot until it was totally a habit. We modeled like > the book said, correct, > incorrect behavior, etc. I also took our training > time to read from the > student book boxes. It gave me time to see what > they were reading and I > really enjoyed it. I also could engage in our > sharing time after Stamina > reading. This is when we talked about connections, > favorite parts, > questions, etc. - any MOT strategy. Students were > allowed to mark pages > with sticky notes during Stamina time - as long as > the sticky notes were out > prior to starting. They really got the routine down > and it was powerful > because many people I teach with, said kids can't > read in the afternoon. > > Anyone who walked in my room during this time, had > to read, too (including > administrators, literacy coaches, etc.). Everyone > was amazed at how on task > these kids were and also how much they shared after > we finished. The book > has great lessons on how to pick books, what the > room looks like, etc. > > Hope this helps, > Linda > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Lisa Szyska" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies > Email Group" > <mosaic@literacyworkshop.org> > Sent: Friday, July 13, 2007 12:13 AM > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] (Mosaic) Daily Five > > > > Linda, > > What, in your opinion, makes this "the most > powerful?" > > How is it different from what you did before? > > > > Thanks! > > Lisa > > 2/3 IL > > > > --- Linda Buice <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> Hi, > >> > >> I started using the Daily Five last year for > >> independent reading. I followed it exactly, and > it > >> was the MOST POWERFUL way to do independent > reading. > >> It really works if you are careful to follow it. > > > > > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > > Be a PS3 game guru. > > Get your game face on with the latest PS3 news and > previews at Yahoo! > > Games. > > > http://videogames.yahoo.com/platform?platform=120121 > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Mosaic mailing list > > Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > > 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 > Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > 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. > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Sick sense of humor? Visit Yahoo! TV's Comedy with an Edge to see what's on, when. http://tv.yahoo.com/collections/222 _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org 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.
