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


 * Chapter 3- What's the Difference?: Key Materials, Concepts and Routines for Launching The Daily Five **

(Sorry for the inconsistent line spacing. Can't figure out how to fix it.)

6 Items were addressed in Chapter 3: 1. ** Gathering place ** - Even up into the intermediate grades. Signals a shift in activity and thinking. Thoughts on a gathering place for 4th/5th graders? 2. **Good-fit Books**- A lot of the chapter was devoted to this topic. 99% accuracy is the level suggested for independent-level or a "good-fit" book. More than accuracy is part of a good-fit book. "I PICK" is the acronym used by the authors. (p. 30) A common language was developed with the librarian to use when helping students select good-fit books. If there are several classrooms using The Daily Five, would you consider some building-wide common language for use with good-fit books? 3. **Book boxes**- examples and explanation on page 34. 4. **Anchor charts** are used in a variety of classrooms for a variety of reasons. (p. 35-36) 5. **Short intervals of repeated practice**- key words "short" and "repeated". Liked the list of //Ten Steps to Improve Muscle Memory// on page 37. Three-minute practice sessions frequently as The Daily Five is being introduced. 6. **Signals and check-in**- quiet owl, echoed phrases, chimes. No matter what is used establishing a clear purpose for the procedure is imperative. When having students reflect, a thumbs down was not used. Thoughts? (p. 40) 7. ** Correct/Incorrect Model ** (p. 41) In addition to having students model the correct behaviors, the authors have a student model the incorrect behavior. They have an "active" student model the incorrect behavior in front of the class. (Then he or she gets to model the correct behavior.) How do you feel about having a student model the incorrect behavior?

Here is a Pacing Guide for Launching Daily 5: []

I also found some great printables from The Sisters' website: []

A HUGE assortment of printable resources including Common Core Alignment for CAFE - Everything you need in one spot! http://mnwelementary-daily5andcafe.wikispaces.com/Daily+5+Resources