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xWhat does Read to Self look like?
When you're ready to launch the Daily 5, it's recommended that you begin with "Read to Self." To establish classroom expectations for student conduct, begin with an anchor chart depicting specific responsibilities that students must practice. For an excellent example, please see this anchor chart located in a very informative blog post on Daily 5 implementation from 3rdGradeThoughts. Model these expectations and explain the meaning of "stamina" by comparing it to running.
In order to facilitate a seamless literacy block, students are generally expected to:
(A) select an appropriate spot to read and remain in
(B) choose books at their "just right" level
(C) use a voice level of "0"
It may also be advantageous to share with students how the teacher will spend this time, namely meeting with small groups of students, and need only be disrupted in cases of emergency.
For our youngest learners, it may be beneficial to discuss 3 different ways to read a book: (1) read the pictures, (2) read the words, (3) or retell a familiar story. Allow struggling readers to read pictures, but encourage all students to read the words.
Read to Self In-Action!
Helpful Resources:
Management Strategy:
To keep the students accountable during their independent reading, you may choose to utilize the following *FREE* resource: a "Response to Text Menu," courtesy of 3rdGradeThoughts. With this handy graphic organizer, conveniently structured as a restaurant menu, students select 3 different writing responses to represent each course of their meal: an appetizer, main course, and a dessert. This particular format enables student choice and aids teachers in ascertaining reading comprehension as students respond to prompts eliciting their knowledge of character development, setting, visualizing, predicting, and connecting, to name a few.
Credit: 3rdGradeThoughts
Classroom Visuals/Anchor Charts:
- The Goldilocks Rules for Choosing a Book That is "Just Right": provides student-friendly explanations differentiating between books that are "too easy," "just right" or "too hard"
- 5 Finger Rule: Students select a book and open up to any page. Using their fingers, they count the number of words they do not know. Depending on the number of unknown words, this visual will help kiddos identify if the book falls within their "just right" range.
- Credit: A Year of Many Firsts
- Sample Anchor Charts
Credit: 3rdGradeThoughts
Credit: 3rdGradeThoughts
Student Supplies to Aid in Independence:
- Fix-up Strategies Bookmark: Print and laminate a copy for each student to keep in their books. If they get stuck, encourage students to reference their bookmark and respond to the prompts/ reflective questions posed.
- Just-Right Bookmark
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