Daily 5, The : Fostering Literacy in the Elementary Grades Author: Gail Boushey Joan Moser | Language: English | ISBN:
1571109749 | Format: PDF
Daily 5, The : Fostering Literacy in the Elementary Grades Description
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The Daily 5, Second Edition retains the core literacy components that made the first edition one of the most widely read books in education and enhances these practices based on years of further experience in classrooms and compelling new brain research. The Daily 5 provides a way for any teacher to structure literacy (and now math) time to increase student independence and allow for individualized attention in small groups and one-on-one.
Teachers and schools implementing the Daily 5 will do the following:
- Spend less time on classroom management and more time teaching
- Help students develop independence, stamina, and accountability
- Provide students with abundant time for practicing reading, writing, and math
- Increase the time teachers spend with students one-on-one and in small groups
- Improve schoolwide achievement and success in literacy and math.
The Daily 5, Second Edition gives teachers everything they need to launch and sustain the Daily 5, including materials and setup, model behaviors, detailed lesson plans, specific tips for implementing each component, and solutions to common challenges. By following this simple and proven structure, teachers can move from a harried classroom toward one that hums with productive and engaged learners.
What's new in the second edition:
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- Detailed launch plans for the first three weeks
- Full color photos, figures, and charts
- Increased flexibility regarding when and how to introduce each Daily 5 choice
- New chapter on differentiating instruction by age and stamina
- Ideas about how to integrate the Daily 5 with the CAFE assessment system
- New chapter on the Math Daily 3 structure
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- Paperback: 208 pages
- Publisher: Stenhouse Publishers; Second Edition, New Edition edition (February 1, 2014)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1571109749
- ISBN-13: 978-1571109743
- Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 0.5 inches
- Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
I've never had so many web visitors ask for my opinion on a book as I have with The Daily 5: Fostering Literacy Independence in the Elementary Grades. And as soon as I started reading, I realized why.
"The sisters" are obviously long-lost relatives of mine.
Let's run down the list of similarities here, shall we? Gail Boushey and Joan Moser were classroom teachers when they wrote the book and tell about systems they created with their own students, they don't advocate one `right' way to teach that requires you to throw out everything else you do, and they show you how to teach your students to run the classroom. Check, check, and CHECK. I'm totally on board.
Most of you reading this review are already familiar with the Daily 5 (it's been out since 2006), so I'll make this less of a book summary and more of an opinion piece. I loved how readable the book was. The tone was conversational and easy-to-understand. I loved the ongoing discussion of how their teaching practice has changed and evolved over the years. Not only does this make the sisters seem like real people who didn't start off as master teachers on day one, but it gives permission to the rest of us to grow and let go of ineffective practices we've become attached to. I also love how the book emphasizes the element of choice for children. This truly is a student-centered way to run your literacy block.
But mostly, I love the way the sisters emphasize modeling and practice for routines. This is something I've been droning on about for years, but I've never seen the concept so perfectly explained for the context of literacy routines.
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