Thursday, October 29, 2015

If ... Then Chart

This resource can help you answer: "Now what?" after you have completed your reading assessments.  It is borrowed from Wauconda Community Unit School District 118 in Illinois.
If...Then Chart

Sunday, October 25, 2015

Slow reading does not mean you're a bad reader

This blogger shares her frustration with our emphasis to get things done and what message it sends to our slower readers. http://goo.gl/BQJFie

Monday, October 12, 2015

Daily 5 in Kindergarten

This blogger shares how she uses Daily 5 in her kindergarten classroom. http://goo.gl/ESZ7Uo. I think I need to start taking pictures of our students engaged in Daily 5 tasks.

Choice and Time

Nancie Atwell, a renowned specialist in the field of reading, talks about the "most powerful innovation"~ BOOKS, CHOICE in picking books and TIME to read the books. https://goo.gl/qpQTt3

Friday, October 9, 2015

Wednesday, October 7, 2015

Encouraging the Love of Reading

I found this article on Facebook this morning. It supports what we are doing at Oceanlake with Daily 5 to increase student achievement by giving kids time to read, choice in the books they want to read and access to interesting books. http://goo.gl/gDCd0x