The two day workshop was AMAZING! I kind of wish it could have been longer so we had time to go over what it looks like and how it works in a classroom, or had more practical examples. However, because I attended the workshop I now have a 1 year subscription to their website www.thedailycafe.com which has a tonne of info and resources to help me integrate the Daily 5 and CAFE into my classroom. I am very grateful for that resource.
Once I got back from the workshop, I was eager to get this program into my classroom. I got started as soon as I could. My students have been very receptive to the Daily 5. So far we have learned 3 (Read to Self; Work on Writing; Read to Someone) of the 5 Daily 5 components. I have not had an opportunity to formally introduce the CAFE components yet, although the students have learned some of them. I just haven't formally labeled the strategies. My students are excited to build their reading and writing stamina. We are well on our way to getting to 20 minutes of Read to Self time!