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Setting up Reading Circles

Setting up Reading Circles . St. Bonaventure College and High School LLSS – 2008-2009. I can. Vision I can improve my English by participating in the St. Bonaventure Reading Circle. Reminders. Make sure that students are reading stories at appropriate language levels for them

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Setting up Reading Circles

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  1. Setting up Reading Circles St. Bonaventure College and High School LLSS – 2008-2009

  2. I can Vision I can improve my English by participating in the St. Bonaventure Reading Circle

  3. Reminders • Make sure that students are reading stories at appropriate language levels for them • Present the roles clearly so that students know what is expected of them • Assign a manageable quantity of text for Role Sheet preparation

  4. Step One The reading materials: From ‘Bookworm Club Bronze’? • The Horse of Death • The Little Hunters at the Lake • Mr. Harris and the Night Train • Sister Love • Omega File 349: London, English • Tildy’s Moment • Andrew, Jane, the Parson, and the Fox

  5. Formation of the Reading Circle • No. of students in each group (4-6) • Roles: (merging the ‘I can’ statement) • I can be the leader • I can be the Summarizer • I can be the Word Master • I can be the Passage Person (*Connector , *Culture collector)

  6. Roles • Leader –lead the discussion • Summarizer –retell the story • Word Master –help with vocabularies • Passage Person –introduce the characters

  7. Lesson One • Introduce ‘Reading Circle’ • Set up groups • Introduce roles

  8. Lesson Two • Introduce readers • Fix roles • Make role badges (I can) • Assign reading materials

  9. Lesson Three Demonstration lesson Roles: (e.g.) Serge – discussion leader Carol - summarizer Gordon – word builder Anne – passage person

  10. Lesson Four Group discussion - Story one Any problem in administration? Modification? Discussion Feedback

  11. Lesson Five Group discussion on story 2 Preparing for mid-program evaluation • Improvements? • Reminders?

  12. Lesson Six • Reflection on Story One • Reflection on Story Two • Presentation • Demonstration • Feedback • Getting ready for Story Three

  13. Lesson Seven • Story Three • Video Taping • Class Observation • Discussion • Feedback • Students’ reflection • Preparation for Story Four

  14. Lesson Eight • Reading Circle – Story Four • Assignment for Story 5 • Students’ reflection on ‘I can’ • Students’ evaluation on reading circle (using the I can statements)

  15. Lesson Nine • Reading Circle - Story 5 • Assignment for Story 6 & 7 • Students’ choice for the last story

  16. Lesson Ten • Last story for cycle 1 • Questionnaire feedback • Discussion • Video taping (students’ reflection, motivation, pre-reading, while-reading, post reading, reading aloud) • Preparation for Cycle 2

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