Last week, we launched the first component of The Daily 5 - Read To Self.
Did you know that there are three ways to read a book?
Using the book David Goes To School by David Shannon, I modeled each of these for the students.
The
students selected books from our classroom library to fill their book
boxes. In addition to the books that we have at school, students
may also bring favorite books from home to include in their book boxes. Please encourage your child to bring books
into school for Read To Self and to write his/her name on the book (or on a post
it). This way if the book gets left in
the room somewhere we all all know whose box to return it to.
We talked about the specifics of Read To Self.
Together, we
created an "I Chart" describing what the students and I will do during
this time.
The students modeled the correct and incorrect ways to do Read To Self. Then, we gave it a try!
The students are working on building their reading stamina.
As of today, we are up to 17 minutes. Hooray!
We talked about building stamina.
Stamina is doing something for a long time without giving up or getting tired.
I read the book Dex, Heart of a Hero by Caralyn Buehner.
Dexter the dog is so little that Cleevis the tomcat bullies him.
But, little Dex has dreams—big dreams. He wants to be a superhero. So,
he
reads all the comic books he can, builds his muscles, and even orders a
hero suit. Suddenly, even Cleevis needs his help! Dexter has
determination, spirit, and heart as he proves, above all, that no matter
how little you are, you can still do very big things.
(amazon.com)
You wouldn't wear shoes that were too big or too small. You wouldn't
wear ballet shoes to play football or high heeled shoes to walk on the
beach. So, why would you read a book that doesn't fit?
We learned the acronym I PICK as a way to help find a good fit book.
Right now, we are focusing on selecting books that are of interest to each child.
