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Simplify Your Reading Block
Krista Geffre
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Agenda Outline of my literacy block Independent Work (Daily 5)
Instruction & Café Menu Small Group Reading Instruction Assessment/Individual Conferences Read Aloud and CCSS
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Disclaimer I use many ideas from “The Sisters” who created the Daily 5 and Café Menu. The Daily 5: Fostering Literacy Independence in The Elementary Grades & The Café Book: Engaging all Students In Daily Literacy Assessment & Instruction By Gail Boushey & Joan Moser “The Sisters”
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How I have Simplified My Reading Block
Independent work is meaningful and student led Independent work does not require daily planning No stacks of papers to grade Lessons are focused and short 1 lesson for multiple book groups
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My literacy Block Mini-lesson # 1
Independent Work / Meet with book Groups or individuals Mini-lesson # 2 / Refocus End reading block with review and/or sharing Read aloud with a CCSS focus* *this is outside of my “literacy block” time this year
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Mini Lesson Keep it short – 10 minutes Café menu Put your objective or CCSS on the wall for reference
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Posting Objectives
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CAFÉ Menu Comprehension Accuracy Fluency Expand Vocabulary
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Café menu Objectives are printed or written on cards
Put them on the wall as they are taught Students refer to them throughout the year
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Strategies and Standards are posted as they are taught
Keep the café menu and strategies you haven’t used yet on the inside of a cabinet door
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Independent work simplified - Daily 5
Read to Self Read to Someone Work on Writing – During writing time
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Keys to success Give students choice Explicitly teach how to do it Teach students how to pick books Build Stamina Hold students accountable Reteach if needed
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Read to SELF I-Chart
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Read to Someone
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Helping a partner
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Where to sit Students enjoy choosing their own spots around the room to sit
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What they read Students choose their own books Teach them how to decide if a book is a good fit for them
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Practice, practice, practice! In the beginning just practice
Build stamina Practice, practice, practice! In the beginning just practice Make sure they can be completely independent before you pull reading groups
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Daily 5 and Café Resources
Many free resources and more if you join Café menu copies How to launch the daily 5
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Status of the class Hold students accountable
They choose read to self or read to someone They choose their strategy focus Quick check-in
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Vary groupings throughout the year
Small Group Reading Any text Vary groupings throughout the year
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Book Groups - Simplified
Plan one lesson for all groups Vary level of the text
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Model of strategy and fluency Students read and mark their books
Small Group Outline Mini-lesson Model of strategy and fluency Students read and mark their books Share thoughts and read aloud
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Video – Mini Lesson Example
CCSS Describe in depth a character, setting, or event in a story drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., a character’s thoughts, words, or actions) Objective / Learning Target I can use specific details from the text to describe characters, settings, or events. I can locate sections of a text where characters, settings, or events are described. RL.4.3
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Video summary Use post-its to mark thoughts and ideas
Grades for group participation
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Group Participation Grading
Discussion Share ideas Comment / Ask Questions of other students Demonstrate their thinking and understanding of the concept and story
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Interruptions Don’t start small group work until students are really ready for independent work Teach students when it is okay to interrupt – sick or injured Paper hand – emergencies only
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Individual Reading Conferences
Visit with individual students and track their progress. Keep general notes in a binder or spreadsheet
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Outline for individual conferences
“What are your working on today?” Have them read to you Choose something to focus on and teach Have them repeat their focus/goal to you
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Read Aloud Use CCSS to determine your focus
I use cards from the café menu to help focus my instruction and also remind students what we are working on.
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Questions / Contact me Krista Geffre
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