There are 180+ lessons. Some of the skills covered in the Daily Literacy Journals are: letter recognition and sounds, phoneme blending, rhyming, beginning sounds, ending sounds, syllables and word families.

If you are using this in a Kindergarten it needs to be modeled, modeled, modeled. If you are working in a First Grade, I would use this as an independent activity either for journal time or as a center.

First, each child needs a journal. This can be a spiral notebook, folded papers, whatever works for your classroom. Think about where you will store them when they are not in use.

Second, the prompt should be printed. If you are lucky enough to work in a school where paper is not an issue; you can copy the prompt for each child. Simply cover all but the first line of the prompt, copy, and then the children will have room to work. If you work in a school where copying is an issue, print the prompt then cut them into strips. I have asked moms to help cut the whole years worth of prompts and put each one in a zip-top bag for easy sorting.

Third, when it's time to teach, read the prompt to the class, model the prompt, and then let the children glue the prompt into their journal and go!

When the children are finished, I always make sure I take a minute or two to check and see what they have completed.

The impact of Daily Literacy is fun, engaged learning with tangible results.

The Daily Literacy journals are perfect for portfolio assessments, conferences and report card documentation.