Literature+Circles

  We’ve now started our Literature Circles reading program. For those parents who are not familiar with this program, this is how it works:  1. Groups of 4-6 children select a book. 2. Children choose a ‘role’ for the next week. This must be done in their own time. The work they prepare will form the basis of their discussion. 3. Children get together to talk about the book – in a ‘Literature Circle’. This will happen in class time. 4. Apart from reading the book, the next most important factor is __talking about the book.__ Just as adults chat about a film, or a book, the children will discuss the book read.   I feel this program is an important one as: · Literature informs our feelings · <span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB','sans-serif';">Allows us to travel to other worlds <span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB','sans-serif';">Makes us more knowledgeable <span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB','sans-serif';">Shows us the past <span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB','sans-serif';">Develops the imagination <span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB','sans-serif';">Good literature helps children learn about how language works <span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB','sans-serif';"> The Literature Circles we conduct are vehicles for students to try out their ideas, seek answers to questions and respond to the ideas and questions of others. <span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB','sans-serif';"> Literature Circles are a time for students to make connections between the book that they are reading, their past experiences, other books and other authors. <span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB','sans-serif';"> To support your child in the exploration of literature, please take the time to chat with your child about the book he/she is reading. You might even like to read the book yourself. <span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB','sans-serif';"> You could ask him/her about: <span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB','sans-serif';"> …a favourite part <span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB','sans-serif';"> …a part they didn’t like <span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB','sans-serif';"> …the characters <span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB','sans-serif';"> …any message the book may have…and so on. <span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB','sans-serif';"> Remember, reading at each night is a most valuable habit to form. I strongly recommend that your child be reading for at least 20 mins a night. <span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB','sans-serif';"> Let’s work together and support the children in developing a love of literature. <span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB','sans-serif';"> Thank you <span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB','sans-serif';"> Mary Gill <span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB','sans-serif';"> Room 9 Teacher
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