7. Stamina

7.2 Students’ behavior dictates when practice is over.

• During stamina building, teacher stays out of the way and watches student behavior.
• Teacher asks, Are they exhibiting the desired behaviors listed on the I-chart? If so, students keep practicing. If not, teacher stops the practice, using the quiet signal, and brings students back.
• If a student demonstrates a lack of stamina building, teacher confers with them and sets behavior goal(s).

7.4 Self-assessment

• Students assess their ability to maintain stamina while demonstrating expected behaviors listed on the I-chart.
• Students may do this by holding up one–four fingers, signifying their competence and goal for the next round.

7.6 Teacher choices

1. Behavior—If students demonstrate a lack of stamina building, teacher confers with them and sets behavior goal(s).
2. Assess—When students have about six minutes of stamina with Read to Self, teacher will assess and set the next goal. At the beginning of the year, teacher launches Daily 5 and assesses all students’ reading in the first four–six weeks of school.