- Read to Yourself
- Read to Someone
- Work on Writing
- Listen to Reading
- Spelling/Word Work
Reflection:
After reading about the daily five componets, how are they like and different from what you have been doing in your classroom?
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I believe the daily 5 can be incorporated
ReplyDeleteinto any area of the curriculum; these five components don't have to be restricted to language arts and reading. As I read through the first chapter, it struck me how many of these strategies I was able to use in science as components of language arts and reading are woven through the curriculum. Although I have been teaching math and science for the last few years, there were opportunities to reflect on the previous lesson by way of the math and science journals. In this case, self reflection involves reading what you have written and maybe explaining it to someone else. Sharing strategies involves sharing ideas which may include reading your ideas to your partner. Particularly in science, there were many opportunities to work on writing such as explaining the water cycle and the difference between weathering and erosion. Our library has wonderful books on science, and even although many of them are written for more advanced students, kids need to hear these being read aloud and the vocabulary explained in a way that they can understand and make a connection to. The technical terms in science and math were the focus of our word work and were reviewed often throughout the year.
I think we will be able to sharpen our focus by using these strategies and help our kids to develop as readers.
Personally, I've seen all of these things being done in the classrooms I was a resident in, but not always in the very simple and explicit ways that they were being done in this book.
ReplyDeleteAlso, I think that explanations and demonstrations make these activities easier to lead. We already do the reading to someone else aspect in the classroom, but this is not always explained by us and the children are therefore left to define for themselves what they are supposed to be doing. The repetition of expectations is exactly what is needed in our classrooms for successful students.
I think that the important thing to note here is that students are self-led, engaging in experimentation and discovery, and being cared for in the event of any perceived areas for improvement.
Very inspiring!
I agree! Marilyn, I think you may have stumbled on your first book! I would love to see these five basic practices flow into all subject areas. And Ali, for someone brand new you have the insight of a vetran teacher... When I first read about the daily five I thought "WOO HOO! All the pieces of 'literacy stations/centers' I believe in w/o the stress, worry, and waste of both my time and the teachers time!"
ReplyDeleteAlso, as a mother... when I ask my child what they did at school I would love to hear them say... "read and write." How could students not become lifelong readers and writers when it is meaningful and valued in their classrooms.