The Navigators and the Treasure Seekers have been learning the procedures of the Daily 5 literacy management program, a program that offers choice (a best practice for gifted learners) and great results in becoming better readers, writers, and spellers.
We've been working on one of the 5 choices: Read to Self
We get our supplies, a book bin full of interesting books.
We find a good spot.
We start right away.
We read the whole time.
We stay in one spot.
We read good fit books.
We read the words, read the pictures, and re-tell the story--three ways to read a book.
We do "real" not fake reading.
We build up our stamina, starting with 5 minutes and working towards 15 minutes of independent reading.
We read quietly.
We read every day.
We have lots of books to choose from.
The habit of reading becomes a lifelong love of reading.
And where are the teachers? Teaching and conferring with individuals and small groups! It's a win-win situation for everyone!!
For more information on how we use the Daily 5 at Seabury, check out this Prezi that the first and second grade teachers presented a couple years ago at WAE-TAG - Washington Association of Educators of the Talented and Gifted.
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