Clear and Concise Focus Lesson

K-5 Literacy Connections blog they have a video on focus lesson. This video demonstrates a 5-7 minute lesson on summarizing beginning, middle and end of a story. Notice how clear and concise she is with her language. She has read this story to her students several times so they are experienced with it. Then she models how to summarize beginning, middle and end. Focus Lesson

You've given the test, now what?

Here is a simple way to organize your assessment information. This teacher uses DRA instead of Fountas and Pinnell. They are the same type of assessment. I like the idea of using 3x5 cards to sort students. You can also use The Strategy Group Form from The 2 Sisters as a substitute for the organizer they have on this site ~  Conversations in Literacy Blog.

Anchor charts

Happy Friday everyone. If you've ever been on Pinterest then you know how many ideas you can get from it. This blog I found on Pinterest. I contains a few anchor charts I like. I was thinking of those teachers who are trying to get word work up and running. This post has an anchor chart for word work and a word work activity that you might like. (We might have clear tiles in this building.)  http://goo.gl/K97u8u

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

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

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