You probably heard your child talking about “The Daily Five " or "Les super 5". I will fill you in on what The Daily Five is all about. The Daily Five is a way of structuring the reading block so every student is independently engaged in meaningful literacy tasks. These research based tasks are ones that will have the biggest impact on student reading and writing achievement, as well as help foster children who love to read and write. Students receive explicit whole group instruction and then are given independent practice time to read and write independently while I provide focused, intense instruction to individuals and small groups of students. This is done on a daily basis. The Daily Five are comprised of:     Read to Self Work on Writing Read to Someone Listen to Reading Word Work Most often, I will do Guided Reading sessions with small groups of students during this time. I will spend time learning about your child’s strengths and greatest needs as a reader in order to best plan for each student’s instruction. Students will continue to bring home a book read in class during a Guided Reading session (leveled book). Please ask your child to read the book 3 times each night. This will help with fluency and comprehension.