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The Choice Literacy Sisters Sampler gives viewers a taste of "The Sisters" (Gail Boushey and Joan Moser) at work in kindergarten through middle school classrooms.  The vignettes include excerpts from previously published DVDs, the Choice Literacy website, and new footage highlighting the Daily 5 System, CAFÉ Assessment Menu, and "Simply Beautiful" Design Principles.  The one-hour video includes examples of:
 
"    CAFÉ conferring in elementary classrooms;
"    Daily 5 lessons to promote independence;
"    Strategy groups based on assessments;  and
"    Classroom library and meeting area makeovers.
The Sisters Sampler provides glimpses of  Gail Boushey and Joan Moser's comprehensive system for promoting literacy learning in lovely classroom environments.  Gail is currently a literacy coach, and Joan works as a kindergarten teacher.  With good humor and sharp insight, they collaborate with colleagues and students to build vibrant learning communities.   

< Chapters

1.    Introduction with "The Sisters" (Gail Boushey and Joan Moser)

2.   Check for Understanding - K-2 Multiage (Daily 5)
In this lesson, students are taught how to check for understanding with a partner.

3.   Predict and Confirm -- 3rd Grade (CAFÉ Assessment)

Students are taught a strategy from the CAFÉ Menu.


4.  Word Work Materials - K-2 Multiage (Daily 5)

This lesson focuses on the materials available for word work during Daily 5, and how they are used.  


5.  Cause and Effect Conference -- 3rd Grade (CAFÉ Assessment)

A student and teacher set a goal during a reading conference.

6.  Blends Small Group -- Kindergarten (CAFÉ Assessment)

A group of kindergartners are pulled together for a lesson on blends, based upon needs that emerged in individual conferences.  

7.  Summarizing Conference - 1st Grade (CAFÉ Assessment)

A student and teacher work together to set a comprehension goal during a reading conference.

8.   Library Organization - Primary Grades (Design)

Joan and Gail help a 1st grade teacher reorganize her classroom library.

9.   Decluttering a Classroom - 7th Grade (Design)