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= **__//What is the Daily Five?//__** =
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__// The Daily Five //__ by Gail Boushey and Joan Moser (Stenhouse Publishing, 2006)//,// "is a student driven management structure designed to fully engage students in reading and writing" (pg. 12). //The Daily Five// is about developing independent literacy habits in young students. Gail Boushey and Joan Moser "The Sisters" crested the Daily Five not entirely as a literacy curriculum rather, "it's about helping students develop independent literacy habits, so that we are freed up to work with small groups or have individual conferences" (pg. 15). "The Sisters Call these independent literacy activities "The Daily Five".

//The Daily Five://

 * Read to Self
 * Read to Someone
 * @Listen to Reading
 * Work on Writing
 * Word Work

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How is the Daily Five different from other management models?
The Daily 5...
 * Relies on teaching of independence
 * Allows teachers to easily manage the entire literacy block
 * Allows for three to five focus lessons and more intentional teaching
 * Provides students with substantial time for reading and writing
 * Incorporates a variety of clearly defined instructional routines that accelerate learning
 * Builds stamina to ensure longer periods of time students successfully read and write
 * Articulates student behaviors that culminate in highly engaged learners
 * Teaches students to understand and monitor their literacy goals

__// The Daily Five //__ (Boushey &Moser, 2006, pg. 13)

What are the Daily Five core foundations?

 * Trusting students
 * Providing choice
 * Nurturing community
 * Creating a sense of urgency
 * Building stamina
 * Staying out of students' way once routines are established

__// The Daily Five //__ (Boushey &Moser, 2006, pg. 18)



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