The Daily 5

Description

The Daily 5 enables you to effectively organise the rest of the class while you teach guided reading.  

Have you organised reading rotations so your guided reading sessions can run smoothly only to have your best plans break down as students struggle to work independently? 

This holiday workshop looks at the Daily 5 (Boushey and Moser) which is a classroom management approach for literacy lessons that foster student independence. The session will explore how teachers can establish:
A literacy classroom management system for reading and writing workshops.
A classroom routine that enables differentiation.
A system of five literacy tasks that teaches independence and builds stamina.

Please note: Participants will sign up (for free) to the Daily 5 website to access some resources and weekly tips so people will need to bring their laptop or iPad.

Schools are also encouraged and invited to contact AISWA to have this workshop take place in their school.

Presenters

Christopher Witt (AISWA Staff)

Literacy Consultant

Christopher Witt joined AISWA in 2009. Prior to that he was a Consultant at STEPS Professional Development.  At STEPS, Chris developed a literacy resource for secondary teachers: Tactical Teaching Reading. It included materials and professional learning courses and had great success nationally and internationally, helping many secondary teachers to successfully support literacy across their curriculum area.

After teaching for 25 years, Chris worked in various advisory and consultancy roles in curriculum improvement. He has been at AISWA for ten years as a Literacy Consultant providing support for teachers and schools in professional learning and literacy improvement initiatives. This includes Sharp Reading, First Steps and Primary Connections. Key PL programs developed by Chris at AISWA include Scaffolding Adolescent Literacy and Programming and Assessment in English (P-10).