Grade 5

 

Sample weeks, a scope and sequence, a CCSS correlation, and several helpful documents are available to download and print. You will find two columns of links as you scroll to the end of this landing page.

"My 5th grade students recently wrote short stories during writing workshop, and I was so excited to see the transfer of skills learned from Daily Language Instruction into their authentic writing.  The ability for students to punctuate dialogue correctly and to start a new paragraph for each speaker improved the overall quality and readability of their work." L. Farzam, Hunters Glen Elementary, Grade 5 “I’ve recently begun using DLI with my 5th grade classroom, and I can’t tell you how thrilled I am with your materials!  DLI is written in such a user-friendly manner, both for teachers and students alike. I especially like that each week focuses on a particular thread and that the following week, in turn, picks up the next thread and weaves it with the last. This is such a wonderful way to build skills while reviewing what we’ve learned so far. What a beautiful fabric we’re creating! I also like the student reference pages, which my students keep in their writing notebooks. The activities that you present along the way are engaging and so easy and fun to do. I only wish I had discovered your materials years ago!! I’ve now ordered your materials for my daughter, a first year teacher in Washington.” P. Wick, Traut Core Knowledge Elementary, Grade 5

Daily Language Instruction DLI for Grade 5 is a focused, stand-alone resource that specifically addresses writing conventions: capitalization, punctuation, grammar, and usage. DLI knits all of the elements of the learning cycle into one cohesive resource and supports your instruction from start to finish. DLI provides strong support to address the increased rigor in your district and state standards, including the Common Core State Standards.

DLI offers five distinct advantages when compared to other language resources: 1. DLI focuses on one new skill each week. 2. It includes mini-lesson strategies that make it a snap for you to introduce the new skill. 3. It offers short, daily practice which allows you to build the new skill as well as spiraling review. 4. DLI includes a weekly assessment with a format that mirrors formal assessments to support your test preparation. 5. It includes pre-post assessments at six-week intervals to support intervention and celebration.

DLI is quick and effective. Plan 5-10 minutes a day to complete the daily practice Monday-Thursday.  On Day Five, the assessment and mini-lesson to introduce the new focus skill require 30-45 minutes. DLI is the perfect complement to Writing Workshop. The quick DLI tasks allow you to keep authentic writing center stage.  DLI plays a vital role in supporting your writing conferences. The 5-10 minutes you spend each day on DLI is a great investment in scaffolding your students' time in conference with you or serves as an effective follow-up. DLI student reference pages summarize key concepts and are perfect for your students to glue into their writers' notebooks for reference.

Grade 5- DLI Educator Bundle
(DLI Book + DLI Student Tasks Days 1-4 on a USB Drive)

$105.50

*Enhance your instruction by adding a USB drive to your DLI book.

*Project daily tasks on any interactive whiteboard or display them on an LCD projector.

*Distribute daily tasks digitally and save paper.

*Post the PDF documents on the USB drive to secure platforms like Google Classroom.
(See details below.)

Included on the USB drive: Days 1-4 of student practice tasks in pdf format. The documents on the USB drive correlate with the print edition.

Not included on the USB drive: teacher resource sections (mini-lessons), Day 5 and pre-post assessments, keys, and spelling lists. All of these items are all available in your DLI book.

Terms of Use: The single-use license allows the USB drive to be installed on one computer.

Permitted: The PDF files on the USB drive may be posted digitally for online access by your students in a platform such as Google Classroom, but ONLY if access is fully secured. This access must be limited to the teacher's own students and not be accessible to other teachers and/or students.

Not permitted: The PDF files on the USB drive may not be uploaded to teacher, school, or personal websites or transmitted via the Internet.

Click here for a summary of USB drive information.

Click here for DLI USB drive FAQs.

USB drives may be purchased ONLY in conjunction with the purchase of a book as part of an Educator Bundle.

To add a USB drive to a previous book purchase, please call Hogback Press directly- 303-697-4001. We will locate your book purchase and enter the transaction manually.