Education Professional Development
Literature Circles
Tools and Techniques to Inspire Reading Groups
- Publisher
- Portage & Main Press
- Initial publish date
- Jan 2002
- Category
- Professional Development
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781895411935
- Publish Date
- Jan 2002
- List Price
- $28.00
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Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels
- Age: 9 to 12
- Grade: 4 to 7
Description
Encourage critical thinking, inspire rich discussion-based activities, and promote effective communication through Literature Circles. This book provides everything you need to set up Literature Circles in your classroom, including: six original, reproducible short stories theory and practice of Literature Circles easy-to-use handouts for role definitions mini-lessons to teach communication skills mini-lessons to help groups work effectively and much more!
About the authors
Warren Rogers is an inner-city teacher with over 15 years` experience in middle-years classrooms. His background in theatre and broadcasting and his experience as a reader/narrator have enriched his passion for reading and writing children's stories. Warren and his wife have two children.
Dave Leochko, a grade 6 teacher in Winnipeg, Manitoba, has been teaching for the past 24 years. He is the co-author of two other books published by Portage & Main Press, Guiding Readers Through Non-Fiction and Literature Circles: Tools and Techniques. In his spare time, Dave enjoys the outdoors, photography, and boxing.
