Read to Self -
The best way for children to
become a better reader is to practice each day, with books they choose and are
the "right fit" them.
Read to Someone - Reading
to someone allows for more time to practice strategies, helping you work on
fluency and expression, check for understanding, hear your own voice, and
share in a learning community.
Work on Writing - Just
like reading, the best way to become a better writer is to practice writing
each day.
Listen to Reading - We
hear examples of good literature and fluent reading. We learn more words, thus
expanding our vocabulary and becoming better readers.
Spelling/Word Work - Correct
spelling allows for more fluent writing, thus speeding up the ability to write
and get thinking down on paper. This is an essential foundation for writers.
Each day students will engage in all these
activities to develop language arts skills, learn self-management, and build
stamina.
This information is excerpted from The
Daily Five by Joan Moser and Gail Boushey,