Chapter 3 The Daily 5

What is the FIRST step in The 10 Steps to Teaching and Learning Independence?

• Set a purpose and create a sense of urgency

• Model most-desirable behaviors

• Place students around the room

• Identify what is to be taught

Why is modeling important in the classroom?

• Modeling takes two-dimensional recorded behaviors from the I-Chart and presents them three-dimensionally, allowing behaviors to come alive for many of our students.

• Modeling shows off the latest fashion so our students are always hip and cool.

• Modeling is a concept every teacher is familiar with.

True or False: Teachers need to model the least-desirable behaviors along side the desirable behaviors described on the student's I-Charts.

• True

• False

Why are Kindergarteners not introduced to the correct/incorrect/correct model interaction in the beginning of school?

• They are not smart enough.

• Their behavior is perfect.

• They need time to figure school out before being introduced

• Their behavior is too wild to control.

What is the 6th step in teaching and learning independence?

• Place students around the room.

• Practice and build stamina.

• Use a quiet signal to bring students back to the gathering place.

• Conduct a group check-in; ask, "how did it go?"

Why is reviewing the I-chart daily, modeling behaviors repeatedly, and gradually extending practice periods helpful for our students?

• We want to remind students of how much they mess up and are not on task.

• It helps build student stamina and establishes desired behavior in students' muscle memory in order for these expectations to become each child's default Daily 5 behaviors.

• Independence is not important in the classroom.

Which of the following is the five desirable behaviors?

• Read the whole time, Stay in one spot, Get started when you are ready, Talk quietly, and Build stamina

• Read for 15 minutes, Move when you need to stretch, Get started right away, Talk quietly, and Build Stamina

• Don't read, Move around, Don't ever start, Talk with peers, and don't develop stamina.

• Read the whole time, Stay in one spot, Get started right away, Work quietly, and Build Stamina

Select all the following that is true about practicing and building stamina

• We anticipate that the first practice session could be short, especially for kindergarteners.

• Practicing is not that important for building stamina.

• Building stamina is unique for each individual class.

• We need to track our student's progress.

True or False: Teachers need to stay out of the way while children are practicing, however, they need to be aware of when stamina has been exhausted.

• True

• False

How should teachers get student's attention when reading time is over?

• Yell at them!

• Use the established quiet signal and say, "Please put your book boxes away and come join us at the gathering place."

• Throw books to get their attention and run around the classroom.

• Say, ""Please put your book boxes away and come join us at the gathering place."