Hi to Kathleen and Beverlee,
Regarding the Daily Five program. In BC for many years we've worked with
various terminology basically dealing with some of everything and real
reading and writing (not worksheets, etc., or at least not mostly). The most
recent incarnation of more than a decade is
I love the 2 sisters Daily 5 structure. Last year was my first year in 3rd
grade and I implimented the Daily 5. Over the summer I read the CAFE book and
this year have added the CAFE components to the Daily 5. You HAVE to use the
CAFE strategies to have the accountability. This is where
Over the summer I read the CAFE book and
this year have added the CAFE components to the Daily 5.
STACIE, thanks for your post. I recently had the opportunity to
observe in two CAFE classrooms where there is a 90-min. literacy block.
I was impressed with the management and how the
Hi,
I love cafe and liked the idea of D5 but your concern is also mine. I would
rather have students in 3-5 reading their own just right books the whole time.
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On May 5, 2012, at 4:02 PM, re...@aol.com wrote:
Over the summer I read the CAFE book and
this year have
As an interventionist, I have worked with a classroom teacher who uses the
Daily 5 in 3rd and one in 4th. It has been a powerful and successful tier 2
intervention.
I think that's due to the increased on-level reading time, and conferencing
more often with reluctant or struggling readers.
I'm sure this has been topic of conversation already, but I just received I
pads for my 1st grade students. I am interested in either free or low-cost
apps related to literacy that you have had success with in the classroom.
In addition, if you have any suggestions for literacy-related use of I
You may want to subscribe to www.tcea.org. They release a daily free or
reduced price app list for education. The apps are usually only free or
reduced for that day. Many of the apps are for literacy for younger grade
levels.
Sherri Wong
5th Grade Teacher
Garden Ridge Elementary School
