I try to get my kids on task right when they get in the door in the morning.
As soon as they unpack their homework I pair them up quickly with another student who has also just come in and they complete an oral phonics/fluency activity called PALS. I was trained on this by my district last year and I love it. I kind of tweaked it to fit my style but I really have seen results!
It basically requires one student to be the "pointer" and the other to be the "reader" once they have completed both sides they switch roles.
I have student numbers in my classroom and I alternate between "higher number" days and "lower number" days so they figure out whose student number is higher/lower and that is who points first.
I walk around and monitor this for correct behavior (on task, sitting correctly etc.) alot at the beginning of the year, so hopefully by now I don't have to address so many behaviors.
When partners finish reading they either move to independent reading/AR (higher readers) or read with me at the back table(strugglers).
You can check out the PALs website by clicking HERE
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