Chapter+1

__The Daily 5- Fostering Literacy Independence in the Elementary Grades__ Gail Boushey and Joan Moser Stenhouse Publishers, Portland, Maine 2006

My first surprise in reading Daily 5 was that it is essentially a classroom management technique/procedure/method. I had always envisioned more of a curricular emphasis in the program. On page 6 the authors state, "it is this explicit teaching and practicing of behaviors that sets the Daily five apart from the other management systems we have tired over the years." (emphasis mine)
 * Chapter 1- Introduction **

For those of you who have used Daily 5 before, what, if any, of these "behaviors" that are taught in Daily 5 carry over to the rest of the students' day? Are there Daily 5 behaviors that become apparent throughout the day both in and out of the classroom?

Figure 1-1 on pages 7-9 were interesting as they showed the evolution of these teachers' classroom management. As you examine your classroom management for the various areas, where would you land?

As I read through components in figure 1-1, I tried to align the Learner Profile with the areas. I have included it as an attachment. Feel free to comment.

Figure 1-2 (pg. 11-12) briefly describes the five components of Daily 5 along with the research base for each.

My hope in starting this wiki is to generate some dialogue on Daily 5. It seems to gaining some traction at Rountree, and it will be a stronger implementation if we pool our knowledge, experience and ideas.

Thank you for your willingness to be risk takers by adding something new to your classroom instruction.



link from user of Daily 5 []