Moving Forward With Literature Circles: How to Plan, Manage, and Evaluate Literature Circles to Deepen Understanding and Foster a Love of Reading (Theory and practice) (Paperback)

~ Jeni Pollack Day (Author), Dixie Lee Spiegel (Author), Janet McLellan (Author), Valerie B. Brown (Author), Richard L. Allington (Foreword) "Every Tuesday, Jeni's fifth-grade students meet in literature circles..." (more)
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How to Plan, Manage, and Evaluate Literature Circles to Deepen Understanding and Foster a Love of Reading
Comprehension-building book discussions!
There's no better way to deepen children's comprehension and appreciation of books than with literature circles. But let's face it, it's not always easy to plan, manage, and evaluate them‹until now. Whether you're starting from scratch or just looking for new ideas, Moving Forward with Literature Circles provides all the tools you need‹guidelines, minilessons, booklists, checklists, and more‹to maintain a successful program in your classroom.

About the Author

Jeni Pollack Day, Dixie Lee Spiegel, Janet McLellan and Valerie B. Brown bring a range of experience to the project, from classroom teacher to reading specialist to university professor. Their varied perspectives come together to form one comprehensive and reliable resource.

Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Scholastic Professional (February 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0439176689
• ISBN-13: 978-0439176682
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.3 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #274,001 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very Helpful, May 25, 2003

By	S. Borzumati (the woods, PA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is a great book for those who are beginning to experiment with literature circles in the classroom. From start to finish this book gives ideal situations, practices and real examples. It also recognizes that literature circles often have many problems and frustrations and walks the reader through scenarios step by step. There are mini strategy lessons as well as reproducibles that are very helpful. I love this book and have already recommended it to many of my colleagues.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Different Approach, October 15, 2005

By	Daria Doering (San Diego, CA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book has good information and ideas. Howevever they promote a "discussion prompts" approach, rather than a "role sheets" approach. So if you're looking for help in teaching students about the Connector, Literary Luminary, Word Wizard and so on, this book is not it. However if the "roles" are not working for you, maybe this book would give you the different approach you need.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Literature circles, November 9, 2006

By	amanda "grad student" (Alabama) - See all my reviews

This book is good but Harvey Daniels book provides a better explaination. This is a great second resource.