We taught and practiced behaviors once or twice and expected students to know and do them but now we teach and practice skills until behaviors become habits.
How have teaching and learning new behaviors evolved?
100
Believing that your students are capable of doing the work.
What is trust?
100
The best way to become a better reader is to practice each day with "good-fit" books that you have selected yourself, and it is fun!
What is Read to Self?
100
Creating an I-Chart
What is Step 3?
100
I am a little chief and I am smart...
What is the school's mantra?
200
We told students whether they were doing a good job not but now all students self-monitor their behavior during D5 in which they set and reflect behavior goals each round.
How has monitoring student behavior evolved?
200
Creating and maintaining a healthy classroom culture
What is community?
200
Expanded vocabulary leads to greater fluency in reading, therefore increasing comprehension.
What is Word Work?
200
Listening to reading helps us become better readers and to learn and understand new words.
What is Step 2: Creating a sense of urgency?
200
Red Orange Yellow Green Blue Indigo Violet
What are the colors of the rainbow?
300
We started at the beginning of the basal and moved from there.
What did the first few weeks of school look like before D5?
300
Highly motivating; allows students to take ownership and responsibility for their learning.
What is choice?
300
Hearing fluent and expressive reading of good literature expands your vocabulary, helps build your stamina, and will make you a better reader!
What is Listen to Reading?
300
A child sitting with a book on her head.
What is an undesirable behavior?
300
To the right (4x), to the left (4x), kick(4x), walk it by yourself.
What is the Cupid Shuffle?
400
We are now able to confer with the students individually, meet with a small group, or conduct an individual assessment
What is the teacher able to do while students are independently participating in their choice?
400
Teaching students to select meaningful reading materials and writing topics, which naturally results in a high level of motivation, engagement, and achievement. (Meaningful independence)
What is accountability?
400
As with reading, the best way to become a better writer is to write each day!
What is Work on Writing?
400
Students are scattered working throughout the classroom.
What is placing students around the room?
400
41 days
How many days until Spring Break?
500
Helps to build stamina, develop independence, and make successful choices.
What is Daily 5?
500
Providing opportunities for a physical break and refocusing.
What are transitions as brain and body breaks?
500
Partner reading provides opportunities to practice strategies, improve fluency, check for understanding, and hear your own voice while sharing int he learning community.
What is Read to Someone?
500
How long students are able to exhibit most-desirable behaviors.