The Daily Five is a literacy structure and classroom management system that provides five tasks for students to work on independently: read to self, read to someone, listen to reading, work on writing, and work with words. It is designed to teach students independence and allow for differentiation through student choice. Brief whole group instructions are given before students do rounds of the five tasks. The goals are for students to build literacy skills and stamina through spending most of their time reading.

1. THE DAILY FIVE By: Joan Moser and Gail Boushey

2. WHAT IS THE DAILY FIVE? The Daily Five is a literacy structure that allows for differentiation in the classroom and provides consistency. It is an integrated literacy instruction and classroom management system for use in reading and writing workshops. It is a system of five literacy tasks that teaches students independence.

3. Tasks 5 tasks System Teaching all students independence Structure Providing consistency THE DAILY FIVE IS….

4. WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE? BRIEF whole group instruction 1 st round of Daily 5 BRIEF whole group instruction 2 nd round of Daily 5 BRIEF whole group instruction 3 rd round of Daily 5

5. WHY IS IT CALLED THE DAILY FIVE? Read to Self Read to Someone Listen to Reading Work on Writing Working with Words There isn’t time for 5 rounds! It is called “The Daily Five” because there are five literacy components for children to choose from when they go off to work. It is NOT called The Daily Five because they have to do all 5 each day.

6. THESE FOUNDATIONS ARE IMPORTANT TO THE DAILY FIVE Trusting students Providing choice Nurturing community Creating a sense of urgency Building stamina Staying out of students’ way once routines are established

7. As time progresses students… build stamina Increase fluency Increase independence Increase comprehension READ TO SELF Introduce 3 ways to read a book Read the words Retell a story you have heard before Read the pictures

8. WORK ON WRITING Helps you become a better writer Helps you become a better reader It is fun Works on the fluency of writing

9. READ TO SOMEONE EEKK E lbow, E lbow, K nee K nee I Read, You Read Taking turns

10. LISTEN TO READING Play Aways Laptops MP3 players CD Players

11. Playdoh spelling Write the room Rainbow write Wikki sticks Dry erase boards WORKING WITH WORDS Alphabet stamps Magnetic letters Gel Boards Games Letter tiles

12. RESULTS OF DAILY 5 Students will be spending most of their time actually reading , which research supports as the number one way to improve reading.

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