DAILY 5
“To become good readers, students need a balanced reading diet. The different “food groups” of balanced reading instruction are guided reading, self-selected reading, writing and working with words (Cunningham and Allington, 1999).”
We begin with Read to Self because it sets an essential foundation for creating lifelong readers, writers, and learners who are independently motivated.
THREE WAYS TO READ Read the Pictures Read the Words Retell the Story |
During Word Work, students experiment with spelling patterns, memorize high-frequency words, and develop a genuine curiosity for and interest in new and unique words. By playing with words, word patterns, word families, prefixes, suffixes, and so on, students hone their knowledge of words and increase their speaking and writing skills.
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Students enjoy doing sustained choice writing of any form, growing as writers while teachers come alongside to provide just-in-time instruction to meet their individual needs.
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