Summer Reading



Books I'm reading this summer

I just finished re-reading The Daily 5. I implemented it last year in second grade and will use it again in Kindergarten. I love how this book explicitly teaches student expectations during independent reading time. Once its up and running it allows you to meet with small groups with no problem. Love it. I will tweek it a little to make it work for Kindergrten.



The CAFE book is a companion to the Daily 5. It is what the teacher does while the kids are completing their Daily 5 tasks. I absolutely love this book too. There are 4 main areas that we focus on in reading instruction: Comprehension, Accuracy, Fluency, and Expanding Vocabulary. Most of the strategies and skills we teach can fit into one of those categories. This book gives you the specifics on mini-lessons, strategy groups, and confering .One of the most valuable things in this book is called a pensive. It is a binder that allows you to keep up with conferences and strategy group notes. It really helps you focus your instruction and not try to teach too much at one time. There is a lot of valuable information in this book. I will post later about making it work for Kindergarten.