Literature Circles

Literature Circles

1. Small groups

   • Each member has a focus
     • Questioner
     • Facilitator

2. Apply and improve reading skills

3. Engages them in literary conversations

   • Broaden perspectives
   • Deepening understanding of the text
   • Promote diverse points of view

4. Social aspect while learning

5. Provides motivation and assistance

6. Challenge each other

7. Vocabulary

   • Reading Skills
     • Strategies

8. Teachers need to:

   • Foster motivation to read
   • Expand thinking
   • Challenge students
   • Model

9. Benefits

   • Develops oral literacy
   • Take part in conversations with peers and adults
   • Clarify their ideas
   • Refine concepts or strategies
   • Become more confident in social situations
   • They become accountable
   • Share consider and build upon other points of view
   • Develop new ideas
   • Connect learning
   • Build a sense of community
   • Respect ground rules
   • Focus on speaker
   • Develop habits of mind
   • Foster deep thinking
   • Develops critical literacy skills

10. Gives them more responsibility