Professional Development Lending Library

Attention Council Officers!

•              Do you struggle to retain your members, much less attract new ones?

•              Are you tired of trying to come up with creative ideas for council events?

•              Does the planning for the event often take more time than the event itself?

•              Have you ever wished you could bring in a real expert—someone like Linda Hoyt or Tony Stead? Stephanie Harvey or Debbie Miller? Have you thought it would be fun to have The Two Sisters do a workshop for your council?

We have great news for you! When you borrow a DVD for a council event, we’ll provide all the support materials needed to make it a great success—a suggested workshop schedule and facilitator’s guide, a flyer you can customize and use to publicize your event, and blackline masters for participant handouts, including a note-taking guide.

Check out the CRA Professional Development Lending Library on www.californiareads.org for titles and how to borrow DVDS NOW!

  

July 15- 21: Posts or blogs on Chapter 4- What Do You Need to Begin the Daily 5? & Ch. 5- Launching Read to Self: The First Daily 5

Jo should be getting us some new questions soon. Need more info. on how to publish your comment? Read on!

Click on the blog or post you would like to view. Underneath this post or blog, you’ll see Comments or No Comments if no one has posted a reply. Under Post a Comment, you’ll see a box with the words "Enter your comment…" Click inside the box and type your comments. Then hit publish. That's all there is to it!

Blogging is all about having an engaging two-way conversation. Have fun! Lynn

Chapter 3: Ten Steps to Teaching and Learning Independence

Chapter 3:  The 10 Steps to Teaching and Learning Independence

1. The brain receives input through 3 different external memory systems: visual, auditory, and kinesthetic.  How do the 10 steps use these memory systems to ensure success for all?

2. The sisters make I-Charts for each of the Daily 5s.  Can you think of other purposes in your classroom for I-Charts?

3. Why is step 5, modeling least-desirable behavior, so important?

4. Purpose + Choice = Motivation.  Reflect on this statement.

5. What is your sense of urgency in implementing the Daily 5?

These 10 steps are vital in the success of your students using the Daily Five.  Take the time to teach these steps as you introduce each of the Dailies in your classroom.  It will be worth the extra effort!

Good Luck! Joanne     Need more info. on how to publish your comment? Read on!


Click on the blog or post you would like to view. Underneath this post or blog, you’ll see Comments or No Comments if no one has posted a reply. Under Post a Comment, you’ll see a box with the words "Enter your comment…" Click inside the box and type your comments. Then hit publish. That's all there is to it!

Blogging is all about having an engaging conversation. It’s not a secret code. And it’s not meant to be one-way!

July 8- 14: Time to blog on Chapter 3: The Ten Steps to Teaching and Learning Independence

Wow! Time flies!

Jo's on vacation, but will post some thoughtful questions for us soon on Chapter 3.

Did you LOVE the 10 Steps to Independence I chart?! Oh how I wish I had access to this sooner. I can't count all the times my principal would ask a student, "What are you learning about?" as she strolled through my classroom. And when they replied, "I dunno," I would just pull my hair out! :( Lynn

Fifth Annual Eureka! Award for Nonfiction Children’s Books

The California Reading Association announces its fifth annual Eureka! Award for nonfiction children’s books. We hope you’ll consider submitting outstanding nonfiction titles for this prestigious award. We’re looking forward to another successful year of showcasing nonfiction children’s books. 

Below is a submission form and a brief description of the Eureka! Award program. If you have questions, please email Helen at hfjames@san.rr.com or visit the California Reading Association’s website at www.californiareads.org. 

These books are excellent resources for teaching the Common Core State Standards.  There are also Common Core related activities for some of the Eureka award-winning nonfiction books posted under resources/links.  (Click 2013 PDI Resources; then click Conference Handouts; finally click Lynn Gurnee). 

NOTE: Submissions are due by September 1. 

Please feel free to forward this information to anyone you think might be interested. 

We hope you will help us celebrate fabulous nonfiction books! 

Best,

Helen Foster James, EdD

California Reading Association, Eureka! Founder

hfjames@san.rr.com 

Free Book Drawing Closed- We have a winner!

Congratulations to lucky Julie Webb from Solano ! Julie was picked at random from a pool of contestants that represented several other councils: Santa Cruz, Foothill, Stanislaus, SLO, Kern, San Joaquin, Gateway, and Ventura. Julie's Daily 5 2nd edition book will be in the mail tonight.

Thanks to the rest of you that entered. We hope you'll be an active part of our book club and also hope you'll encourage your friends to join us. That makes you all winners!

Daily 5 Blog starts Tues. July 1- Here's Study Guide for Chpt. 1 and 2!

Daily 5  Study Guide (new edition) developed by Joanne Devine

Chapter 1:  THEN AND NOW

1.    What are some of the major differences in the old vs the new editions of the Daily 5?  (p. 2-3)

2.    What motivated the 2 Sisters to develop Daily 5 and what is its purpose? (  p.7)

3.    In figure 1.2 ( p.11)   where have you been and where are you now on the “learning line?”  Self reflect and look forward.

4.    Discuss the process of initially launching the Daily 5 in the first 8-12 weeks of school.   (p. 13-17).  Share your own experiences.

5.    The CAFÉ menu provides the “focus lessons” for Daily 5.  Are you using CAFÉ or other resources for your focus lessons?

Chapter 2:  Core Beliefs, the Foundation of the Daily 5 (D5)

1.    Why are trust and respect important and how do they effect the classroom community?  (p. 22-25)

2.    Why is choice an essential core belief?  (p.. 25-27)

3.    How are students held accountable in Daily 5?  (p. 27-28).

4.    Referring to Wesson’s “rule of thumb,” Medina’s “brain rules,” and Routman’s 20/80 concept,  what have we learned.

5.    Figure 2.2  explains how many words children encounter when reading  a specific amount of minutes.  How will you use this chart to make a difference in your classroom?