The Daily 5: Students have been learning valuable skills and behaviours for reading. So far this year, students have learned what a good fit book looks like, using the acronym I PICK I  choose a book P urpose - why do I want to read it? I  nterest - Does it interest me?                                                                             C omprehension - Am I understanding what I am reading? K now - I know most of the words   Also, they have been learning the 3 ways to Read a Book: 1.  Read the words 2.  Read the pictures 3.  Retelling a story I read before These skills allow students to feel both successful and confident in their reading.   Read to Self: Students are learning to work on stamina (yes, they know what this means!) when reading independently while practicing these behaviours: 1.  Reading the whole time 2.  Reading quiety 3.  Get started right away 4.  Working on stamina We practice this each day and we are now up to 15 minutes without any interruptions.  During this time, I work with students in groups or one on one.  Today we began talking about Reading to Someone.  In this activity, students will read with a buddy.  When they go home tonight ask them what EEKK means!  They should tell you that when your reading with someone you are Elbow to Elbow, Knee to Knee (EEKK).  They also learned that the book they are reading should be on their laps with each of them holding on to one side.  We practiced this behavior today by demonstrating both the right and wrong way.  Students had a lot of fun showing the wrong way but in the end they were all successful in showing me the right way.