Literature Circles: Webinar (Video)
Our recent free webinar, ‘Introduction to Literature Circles’, examines this powerful reading approach in which small discussion groups are comprised of students all choosing to read the same work of fiction.
Student discussions are guided by role cards or prompts which support students to think about the text in different ways and engage in meaningful conversations. As self-reliance develops, students become less reliant on role cards, and they are phased out.
Literature Circles promote deeper comprehension through collaborative learning and build a love of reading.
We hope you find this webinar recording a useful introduction to this reading approach. Should you be interested in further detail and depth to get going with Literature Circles you may wish to register for our short online course, ‘Literature Circles Online‘.
In this video
- 01:21 – Webinar overview
- 03:20 – What is a Literature Circle?
- 10:47 – Where does Literature Circles sit on the Gradual Release of Responsibility model?
- 12:31 – Literature Circle Role Cards & Teacher support
- 22:32 – How are Literature Circle groups formed?
- 27:01 – How many students should be in a group?
- 27:47 – Are Literature Circles suitable for beginner readers?
- 29:18 – When are meetings scheduled?
- 33:32 – What happens when students meeting in Literature Circle discussion groups?
- 36:57 – Observations and data
- 38:20 – Using expert groups
- 39:28 – Options for getting started
- 44:04 – Positioning for thinking about big ideas
- 49:30 – Features/summary
- 50:57 – The benefits of teaching with Literature Circles
Related resources
- Presentation notes
- Literature Circles Role Cards
- Story rope cards
- Who, What, Where, When, Why, How Task Cards
- Who, What, Where, When, Why, How Task Card Sentence Starters
- Literature Circles Online Course
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