Thursday 18 April 2013

Read to Self


To kick off our Daily 5 program for the day my students do ‘Read to Self’ or you may know it as silent reading. Last year at my school we began a whole school reading program where the students come inside at the 8.50am bell and start reading. Beginning the day like this gives the school a calmness and the students are ready to begin their school day at 9am.  Last year Paula and I thought this would be a great opportunity to do ‘Read to Self’ and I have continued it this year.

When we began ‘Read to Self’ we talked a lot about showing stamina, three ways to read a book and choosing best-fit books. I love how my kids do ‘Read to Self’, most morning you can hear a pin drop.
 The anchor charts I have used (and along with many other resources) were created by Paula, head over to her blog ‘Paula’s Place’ and check it out.
http://shawpaula.blogspot.com.au

Claire 

2 comments:

  1. I love the idea of starting read to self when the kiddies come in each morning. We currently read just after first break and sometimes the kids are so tired!

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  2. It is a great way to start the day and settle the children. Let me know how you go with it.

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