THE DAILY 5 AND CAFE

Gail Boushey and Joan Moser

WHATS THE DIFFERENCE?
Daily 5
Structure in the
literacy block
Authentic reading &
Writing
Independence &
Stamina
Small groups & one-
on-one
CAF
Differentiated
instruction for every
student
Goal setting based on
assessments and
one-on-one
conferencing sessions
Provides the content
to the Daily 5 structure
CORE BELIEFS OF THE DAILY 5
Trust and Respect
Community
Choice
Accountability
Brain Research
Transitions as Brain and Body Breaks
10 Steps to Independence
DAILY 5: 10 STEPS TO INDEPENDENCE
Step 1: Identify What is to Be Taught
Step 2: Set a Purpose and Create a Sense of Urgency
Step 3: Record Desired Behaviors on an I-Chart
Step 4: Model Most-Desirable Behaviors
Step 5: Model Least-Desirable Behaviors, Then Most-Desirable
Step 6: Place Students Around the Room
Step 7: Practice and Build Stamina
Step 8: Stay Out the Way
Step 9: Use a Quiet Signal to Bring Students Back to the Gathering Space
Step 10: Conduct a Group Check-In, Ask, How Did It Go?
DAILY 5: MATERIALS NEEDED
Quiet signal
Chart paper
Tools, not toys (some students need extra
support for stamina)
Book boxes
Beginning readers 8-10 books
Advanced readers one novel & 1-2 picture
books/magazines
Gathering spaces

DAILY 5: FOUNDATION LESSONS
3 ways to Read
a Book
I PICK Good Fit
Books
Choose a
Successful Spot
Underline words
You Dont Know
How to Spell,
Move On
Set Up a
Notebook
Choose What to
Write About
EEKK
Voice Level
Check for
Understanding
How Partners
Read
How to Get
Started
Coaching or
Time?
How to Choose
a Partner
Set Up and
Clean Up the
Technology
Listen and
Follow Along
Manage
Fairness
Set Up and
Clean Up
Materials
Choose
Materials and
Words to Use
Choose a
Successful Spot
CAF: PENSIEVE
Section 1: Teacher Notes
Calendar
Keeping Track Form
Strategy Groups and Instruction
Section 2: Dividers/Tabs for Each Child
CAF Menu
Reading Conference Form
Writing Conference Form

CAFE: WHOLE GROUP
First few days of school class is learning
strategies from the CAF menu & adding
strategy cards to the menu
Instruction Sequence is your choice
INDIVIDUAL CONFERENCES
Step 1: Assess Individual Student
Step 2:Discuss Findings with Student
Step 3: Set Goal and Indentify Strategies with
Student
Step 4:Student Declares Goal on Menu
Step 5: Teacher Fills Out Individual Conference
Form
Step 6: Teacher Fills Out Strategy Groups Form
Step 7: Instruction

HOW THEY FIT TOGETHER
After we assess and confer with every
student and know what their goals are
After we have Daily 5 up and running
smoothly
Usually around early-mid October
Literacy Schedules:
Page 16 Primary
Page 17- Intermediate