Read to self

Read to Self anchor chart features different strategies and rules for independent reading. Be a leader! Be a reader! 1) find a good fit book. 2)find a comfortable place to sit. 3) sit still. 4) keep your eyes on the book. 5) read quietly. 6) stay focused. 7) look at the pictures. 8) sound-out new words. 9) think about what might happen next.

Hi! Hope that your summer is great! I love being a teacher, but I think part of the reason I love it so much is because we get those 2 summe...

Ever since I started Daily 5 in my classroom, it has run smoother, my kids are reading more, and I am able to teach more. I have begun to ...

Ideas and free posters for teaching self-monitoring to students using the 3 questions: Does it look right? Does it sound right? Does it make sense?

I hope you were able to come up with some great ideas of how you plan on making Read To Self work in your kindergarten class. This chapter certainly gave me quite a bit to consider. I sure was glad to have Krissy's guiding questions to help me through it. Before I go there though, I have had many of you ask about acquiring books and making sure you have enough to get started. Teachers never truly ever have enough books do they?

Are you implementing literacy centers into your literacy block? Use these engaging cards to teach students where to go and what to do during their center time. Included are the following center cards: Read to Self Read to Someone Listen to Reading Read the Room Poetry Sight Words Spelling Words iPads Writing Word Work Teacher ... Read More about Free Center Signs

Daily 5 read to self anchor chart

These are all the ideas the students came up with about what good readers look like during independent reading time. We also named him Roel thanks to my intern teacher!