Boushey and Moser (2006). laid out a five week plan for launcing the five components of The Daily Five in a classroom. From the outset, teachers must relay to thier studnts that they trust them and believe they can become better readers and writers. Teachers must create a sense of urgency and provide clear expectations for what this time of day should look like in their classroom. The book clearly laid out the procedures teachers should take to teach students thier responsibilites to complete each of the five tasks.
Well, my class did not have 5 weeks to spend launching the program, so I had to modify it a bit. So over the past three weeks my class has worked VERY hard to learn the different components of The Daily Five designed by Gail Boushey and Joan Moser. The kiddos and I have worked together to create anchor charts that lay out the expectations, and procedures they should follow at each station. They have practiced each station and built up their stamina for working at each task indepenedntly.
I highly reccomend the Boushey and Moser text to any teacher! To practice and build stamina they reccomend creating anchor charts, posting the charts, modeling incorrect behaviors, modeling correct behaviors, and practice of course!
My students and I worked on launching The Daily Five for three weeks, and this week they began visiting the different stations during small group time. I am VERY proud of how they are working independently so far. I cannot wait to see what types of data I collect and what my data shows.
Boushey, G., Moser, J.
(2006). The daily five: Fostering literacy independence in the elementary
Grades. Portland, ME: Stenhouse Publishers. For now... A few pictures to see what we have been doing! It is easier than writing out :)
Anchor Charts
Working on Writing
Students are keeping thier writing journals "folders" in these colored baskets separated by thier reading group.
Listening To Reading
A CD player with headphones and books in a basket!
Word Work
Read To Self
Read To Someone Buddy
Where are you finding resources for the Listening to Reading station? Your stations look amazing! They are extremely pleasing to eye :) The anchor charts are a great way to remind your students of the expectations during Daily 5 without interrupting your group.
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ReplyDeleteI have slowly accumulated a listening library since my first year. I used to buy the listening library from the scholastic catalogue every month. At this point (year 4) I have enough books to rotate through for the entire year. I try to put 3 or 4 out at a time so they can choose. The cd player is walmart and the headphones are dollar tree!
Love love love this post Kate and its conceptualization in your classroom. I also think listening centers are so important and should extend throughout high school.
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