EDRG 3321: Chapter 13, Literature Circles

All students of all ages are experiencing reading and enjoying books together in literature circles. They are literature based teaching approaches, and can be an important part of the comprehensive literacy program in k-8. These groups will read a novel, picture book, or nonfiction title in common. One way to organize literature circles is to have student-led groups engage in four processes together. They will read the book on their own, in pairs or aloud together. Then they will respond to their reading by writing in their journals, then the circle will meet to discuss the reading, and at the end the book each circle designs a creative presentation. I think this is a great way to get the students involved in reading, but also to help them get comfortable working with groups. I'd defiantly do this with middle or high school grade levels.