JIEE: Implementing "The Daily 5"

Implementing "The Daily 5"

Audience: Elementary Classroom Teachers

Presenter: Erin Pittenger

Date: Tuesday, July 8, 2008

Time: 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Location: Jones Institute for Educational Excellence, The Earl Center, 1601 State, Emporia, KS

Cost: $85 (includes lunch and refreshments)

Available for graduate credit (0.5 hr).

Enrollment is limited to 40 participants.

A One-Day Workshop for Elementary Classroom Teachers

The Daily Five, created by Gail Boushey and Joan Mosher, is a series of literacy tasks (reading to self, reading with someone, writing, word work, and listening to reading) which students complete daily while the teacher meets with small groups or confers with individuals.

This workshop is based on the book The Daily Five by Boushey and Moser, and will provide insight for professional educators in setting up and fostering:

independent literacy centers in the elementary classroom,

meeting the needs of students in small group instruction, and

helping students develop productive daily habits in reading,
writing, and working with words.

Pariticipants will design an implementation plan to use this highly effective literacy model in their classroom. There will be examples of The Daily Five in action and classroom support materials will be given to attending teachers.

Erin Pittenger holds an elementary education degree from Kansas State University with an emphasis on Family Studies and Human Services. She is currently studying curriculum and instruction at KSU with an emphasis in language arts. Erin was KQLA Teacher of the Month in May of 2006 and a recipient of the 2006 Kansas State Horizon’s Award.