During our Daily 5 Reading block, we have 3 rounds where the students are either meeting with me, another teacher, or making a Daily 5 choice. When I meet with students in a small group, we begin our time by working on a skill or strategy that will help that particular group of students in their reading. It might be a word work skill that helps readers to decode words, it may be a comprehension strategy to help the students think deeper about their reading, or I may draw the students' attention to some new vocabulary words they will encounter in the story.
We begin a new book by taking a picture walk or making predictions. This helps us to activate our "schema" and gets us thinking about what the book might be about. Each group may read the selected books a little differently. Some groups read their books chorally until they are ready to read it independently. Other groups read independently on some days and other days with a partner. This year we have mini-offices that the students may use while reading their book independently to help the students do their best reading and thinking.
While the students are reading, I go around and listen to each student. During this time, I am listening for accuracy, fluency, and comprehension. If a student gets stuck on a word, we solve it together by looking for patterns in the word that the student has learned. I also will stop the students and discuss what is happening in the story or ask questions to focus on comprehension. It is so fun to bring a small group together to read, discuss, and enjoy a story together!
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