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Showing 1 to 20 of 21 for “"Literature Circles"”.
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Literature circles: in class and online discussions
… graders met to discuss what they read within literature circles not only in the classroom face to face but online as well through a discussion board. Students read leveled, historical fiction novels pertaining to a theme of Native Americans. It was concluded that literature circles online and …
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The Impact of Teacher-Directed Literature Circles Versus Student-Directed Literature Circles on Reading Comprehension at the Sixth-Grade Level
… suggest ways in which a teacher can use a literature-based program for reading and discussion, yet not give up total control of the reading program. Implications for further study suggest that writing can be used to help students reach a higher level of involvement in reading and …
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Implementing literature circles in a fourth grade classroom
… of comprehension, engagement, and writing when literature circles were implemented while reading the novel <em>Jacob's Rescue</em>, by Malka Drucker and Michael Halperin. The participants, twelve female and nine male, live in a lower-middle class suburban community. While reading this novel …
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Using literature circles to increase reading comprehension and student motivation
… This can be accomplished by implementing literature circles as a daily reading activity.</p> <p>This study was designed to determine how literature circles affect reading comprehension and student motivation towards reading. After collecting and analyzing the data over the course of three …
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Exploring the effect of literature circles on reading comprehension and motivation
… of the study was to investigate the effect of literature circles on elementary school children. It was hypothesized that a third grade class that read independently through the use of the literature circle structure will show greater gains in reading comprehension and reading motivation than …
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Using Literature Circles to Increase Readign Comprehension in Third Grade Elementary Students
… action research project examined the use of literature circles in a third grade class. The research examined student performance on reading comprehension assessments before and after the use of literature circles. Other evidence of student learning and engagement with reading were …
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Examination of Interactions Among Eighth-Grade Language Arts Students During Literature Circles
… among eighth-graders as they participated in literature circles. The teacher/researcher organized students into literature circles based on the students' novel selection. Students completed a different role assignment each week. The role assignments included word wizard, passage picker, …
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The impact of literature circles on reading comprehenson in a fourth grade class
… of students were reading below grade level, literature circles were introduced and monitored for their ability to (a) raise student motivation to complete class work, (b) improve student interaction and behavior, and (c) raise Fountas and Pinnell reading comprehension levels. Students' class …
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Student Engagement Within Peer-led Literature Circles: Exploring the Thought Styles of Adolescents
… study of student engagement within peer-led literature circles. Collaborating with 10 seventh grade students in my writing and literature classroom who asked to read 1984 in literature circles, I explored how students engage with each and with literature within peer-led discussion circles of …
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Literature circles : Latina/o students' daily experiences as part of the classroom curriculum
… students to become social agents of change. Literature circles, an educational practice of critical pedagogy, enable educators to provide students with an educational experience where they become the Subjects of their own learning; thus, transforming their educational experiences.
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The Impact of Transactional Strategies Instruction on the Reading Comprehension of a Diverse Group of Second Graders
… to investigate how second graders perceived Literature Circles as their reading comprehension instruction and to suggest ways to improve Literature Circles. The significance of the study was based on the need to find an effective methodology for teaching reading comprehension to both native …
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Children's Literature in the Elementary Schools: Which Books Are Being Chosen for Literacy Instruction?
Research has shown the value of using children's literature for reading instruction. As teachers incorporate more children's literature into their programs, questions arise as to the choices they are making about which books to use for literacy instruction. The purpose of this study was to …
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Powerful Print: Identifying the Influence of Narrative Reading over Student's Opinion Formation
… of student’s opinions and attitudes by using literature circles discussions and journal writing. It uses Louise Rosenblatt’s (1938) Reader Response Theory supported by Lev Vygotsky’s (1962) writings about the social dynamics of language development. Methodologically I followed the example of …
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Investigation Of The Impact Of Video-based Anchored Instruction On The Implementation Of Inclusive Practices By Students With Learning Disabilities
… classrooms. Cooperative learning, in the form of Literature Circles, is offered in this study as a highly effective method for laying the groundwork for inclusion. This study, rooted in the theory of anchored instruction, attempted to address the need for incorporating inclusive practices by …
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Reading In-Between the Lines: Exploring the Experience of Cultivating Cultural Awareness with White Teacher Candidates in a Liberal Arts University in Georgia
… cultural roots through autobiographical papers, literature circles using African American children's books, critical reflective papers responding to the literature circles, conversations, and interviews. Three bodies of research provided the theoretical framework for the study: White identity …
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Will it change their reflection? A culturally responsive reaction to literacy failures
… of three weeks. Instructional methods include literature circles, reading aloud, and multicultural literature. All instructional methods are considered to be Culturally Responsive in nature. Student work samples and dialogue from student led discussion are included within the data analysis. The …
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A Study of the Relationship Between Reading Instruction and Male Students' Reading Scores in Single-Gender Elementary Classrooms
… frequency use of general reading strategies, the literature-based approach, and the technology-based approach was greater with teachers of single-gender classes. The frequency use of the basal-based approach and the language-based approach was equal among teachers in both class settings. The …
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Motivation to read and reading proficiency: a crucial link for students learning English as a second language
… reading proficiency. I chose to implement Literature Circles in the classroom, which is a method that integrates the skills-teaching approach with the “whole-language” approach. Students are exposed to a wide variety of reading materials of their choosing and they read extensively. Group …
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The Impact of Peer Discussion Groups on the Recreational Reading of Seventh Grade Students
… in small group discussions. Unlike traditional literature circles, the discussions were not about one book read by multiple students. However, students did have 25 suggested open-ended discussion prompts to keep their groups focused.<br> The group (n=49) that experienced the discussion group …
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The Impact of Peer Discussion Groups on the Recreational Reading of Seventh Grade Students
… in small group discussions. Unlike traditional literature circles, the discussions were not about one book read by multiple students. However, students did have 25 suggested open-ended discussion prompts to keep their groups focused.<br> The group (n=49) that experienced the discussion group …
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