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Learn a proven framework of exactly how to teach independence—step by step—so students know what to do, how to do it, and how to sustain their learning.
You’re working with a small group. You look up—and half the class is off-task.
Sound familiar?
Teachers have always asked:
What are the rest of the students doing?”
And too often, the answer is wasted time, disruptive behaviors, or busywork.
The Independence Framework is the proven answer. With the 10 Steps of Teaching and Learning Independence, you’ll learn how to explicitly teach students how to manage themselves, sustain focus, and apply their learning across any subject or routine.
Your classroom will run smoothly, your students will stay engaged, and you will finally gain focused time for one-on-one instruction.
Since the first Daily 5 book was published in 2006, Daily 5 has transformed classrooms around the world by giving teachers a structure for building independence in literacy. It’s been implemented in tens of thousands of schools, making “independence” a household word for teachers everywhere.
The Independence Framework carries that same DNA forward. Only now, it applies to everything you teach—from lining up, to working independently, to putting away science materials. The same 10 Steps of Teaching and Learning Independence can be replicated across subjects and routines.
This toolkit also draws on tools from our Prepared Classroom framework, ensuring your classroom isn’t just independent in literacy—but across the school day. With the right routines, structures, and success criteria in place, teachers don’t just manage classrooms, they launch students into real ownership of their learning.
If Daily 5 felt like the missing piece in literacy, the Independence Framework is the next evolution.
Whole-group introduces learning. Independence makes it stick.
The Independence Framework equips you with a step-by-step, replicable method for building independence in any subject or routine. It works alongside any program, strengthens whole-group instruction, and gives teachers back the time they need for one-on-one support.
Learning as a team makes new systems even more powerful. You can purchase multiple licenses in a single checkout, then assign them to team members directly from your member account after your purchase. It’s simple, flexible, and perfect for schools, districts, or teams looking to get everyone on the same page.
Every license receives discussion guides and success criteria checklists with this package. These tools are essential because they provide clarity, ensure consistency, and support reflection and growth. Most of all, they turn theory into action and bridge the gap between learning and doing.
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Learn to create a classroom where students know exactly what to do, how to stay engaged, and how to sustain learning without direct supervision.
Result → A calm, productive classroom where students are self-directed and teachers have time for one-on-one instruction and conferring.
All-in-one system for teaching, recording, and organizing student conferences. You’ll learn how to confide with confidence, build stronger relationships with your students, and make every conference matter.
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