Download or read book The benefits and concerns of using literature circles to increase the comprehension level of third and fourth grade students written by Gina Elias and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Using Literature Circles to Increase Reading Comprehension in Third Grade Elementary Students written by Shawna R. Briggs and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Effects of Literature Circles on the Reading Comprehension of Fourth Grade English Language Learners written by Carmen P. Vega and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study focuses on the effects of literature circles on reading comprehension of English Language Learners reading in English. 21 fourth grade English Language Learners in a Structured English Immersion class participated in an II-week study using literature circles. Participants were assessed using two different reading assessments before and after the study. In addition, English Language Development levels were assessed in listening, speaking, and reading. Participants were placed into literature groups reflecting instructional reading levels and English Language Development levels. Reader response journals and researcher observations offered additional information about the thinking process of the participants. A participant questionnaire highlighted the perceptions of the participants as readers as well as offered ideas for improving literature circle groupings. Keywords: English Language Learner, literature circles, reader response journal, instructional reading level, English language development level.
Download or read book Reading Fluency written by Timothy Rasinski and published by MDPI. This book was released on 2021-01-21 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reading fluency has been identified as a key component of proficient reading. Research has consistently demonstrated significant and substantial correlations between reading fluency and overall reading achievement. Despite the great potential for fluency to have a significant outcome on students’ reading achievement, it continues to be not well understood by teachers, school administrators and policy makers. The chapters in this volume examine reading fluency from a variety of perspectives. The initial chapter sketches the history of fluency as a literacy instruction component. Following chapters examine recent studies and approaches to reading fluency, followed by chapters that explore actual fluency instruction models and the impact of fluency instruction. Assessment of reading fluency is critical for monitoring progress and identifying students in need of intervention. Two articles on assessment, one focused on word recognition and the other on prosody, expand our understanding of fluency measurement. Finally, a study from Turkey explores the relationship of various reading competencies, including fluency, in an integrated model of reading. Our hope for this volume is that it may spark a renewed interest in research into reading fluency and fluency instruction and move toward making fluency instruction an even more integral part of all literacy instruction.
Download or read book Literature Circles Encircling Reading Comprehension written by Sabrina Balkind and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 85 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Research question: How does learning and demonstrating literature circle roles (Summarizer, Connector, Questioner, Word Wizard, and Illustrator) develop students' ability to summarize as a reading comprehension strategy? Sub questions: (1) Will developing students' ability to summarize, increase their ability to comprehend what they read? (2) How effective will Literature Circles be in building students' enjoyment of reading? Context: The intervention took place in a fourth grade self-contained classroom at Sunflower Elementary. The class consists of 5 female and 7 male students with varied abilities in reading comprehension. This research focused on 6 students: two performing below average in reading comprehension, two who are performing at and average level, and two who are performing above average in reading comprehension. The intervention took place over a period of 6 weeks. The purpose of this intervention was to determine whether students learning and demonstrating literature circle roles would develop students' ability to summarize, and by building students' ability to summarize also raise their level of reading comprehension. Another objective of this study was to determine whether or not participating in literature groups would build students' enjoyment of reading. Instructional Approach and Data Collection. Summarizing was explicitly taught and modeled for the students during the pre-intervention phase, and students continued to write short story summaries throughout the intervention. Students then took a preliminary Reading Attitudinal Survey and were split into literature circle groups based on their first or second choice of three books. Students participated within literature circles by completing the jobs of: Summarizer, Connector, Questioner, Word Wizard and Illustrator. Literature groups lasted for five weeks; the last week consisted of students presenting their books to the class through skits of scenes from their books. During the sixth week students took a post Reading Attitudinal Survey as well as a survey to convey how they felt about literature groups and writing summaries. Students also completed weekly reading comprehension tests, which were a part of the A Beka Book Reading program that our school has adopted to determine their growth in reading comprehension. Observational data was taken throughout the intervention to determine fluctuations in students' attitude toward reading and how successful they were in their jobs during their literature circle groups. Findings and Conclusions: The study concluded that learning and demonstrating literature circle roles or jobs may improve students' ability to summarize as a reading comprehension strategy. The study also suggests that learning to be more proficient at summarizing may cause students reading comprehension to improve. Furthermore, this study suggests that participating in literature circle groups contributes to an increase in students' enjoyment and enthusiasm of reading. Grade Level: Fourth Grade. Data Collection Methods: Short story summaries, surveys, literature group assignments, Comprehension tests, Observation. Curriculum Areas: English Language Arts, Reading. Instructional Approaches: Literature Circles, Writing summaries.
Download or read book Literature Circles written by Harvey Daniels and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-10-10 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What do we know about literature circles now that we didn't understand eight or ten years ago? What new resources and procedures can help teachers organize their classroom book clubs better? What are the most common pitfalls in implementing student-led discussion groups? And getting beyond the basics, what do mature or advanced literature circles look like? In this thoroughly revised and expanded guide, you will find new strategies, structures, tools, and stories that show you how to launch and manage literature circles effectively. Advanced variations are explored and include alternatives to role sheets and flexible new guidelines for their use. The second edition includes: four different models for preparing students for literature circles using response logs, sticky notes, and newly designed role sheets;dozens of variations on the basic version of student-led bookclubs;new models and procedures for primary, intermediate, and high school grades;new materials for assessing and grading literature circles;an inventory of common management problems and solutions;new scheduling patterns for group meetings and reading time;ideas for using literature circles with nonfiction texts across the curriculum;research on literature circles, including correlation with increased achievement on standardized tests;an explanation of how literature circles match with the national standards for literacy education.With detailed examples provided by twenty practicing teachers, Harvey Daniels offers practical and concrete suggestions for each aspect of book club management and proven solutions for problems that arise.
Download or read book Classroom Literature Circles for Primary Grades Grades K 2 written by Elizabeth Suarez Aguerre and published by Carson-Dellosa Publishing. This book was released on 2008-08-26 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Develop readers in grades K–2 who discuss, respond to, and think about literature using Classroom Literature Circles for Primary Grades. This 80-page book gives a glimpse into classrooms that use literature circles and includes tips for setting up groups, choosing literature, finding enough books, and teaching students how to be active participants in the literature circle process. It also includes reproducible role sheets that are adjusted for different learning levels, advice about literature circles and classroom management, and a FAQs section.
Download or read book The Effects of Participation in Literature Circles on Reading Comprehension written by Jodi Crum Marshall and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Language Arts written by Mildred R. Donoghue and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2008-08-05 with total page 481 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A clear introduction for the teaching of language and communication.
Download or read book Literature Circles written by and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The purpose of this curriculum design is to determine if literature circles can be woven into a social studies curriculum to enhance student discussions and background knowledge. This literature circle curriculum includes three book club reading strategies (text coding, choice and read-alouds) with the intent to increase reading comprehension and to increase student connectedness to the world, themselves, and other texts. Details are included as to how literature circles can be woven into content areas, other than a Language Arts class, while successfully maintaining curriculum standards. This literature circle curriculum was implemented in a Midwest suburban middle school. There was no specific data collected other than anecdotal responses from students and other teachers. Overwhelmingly, students’ responses suggest that text coding with sticky notes is a meaningful reading comprehension strategy. In addition, anecdotal evidence shows students’ ability to participate in meaningful discussion increased across content area."--leaf 4.
Download or read book The Effect of Student Sharing on Reading Comprehension written by Darcy Thompson and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the elements of effective literacy instruction is to provide the opportunity for every child to talk with peers about reading (Allington & Gabriel 2012). Book clubs and literature circles have become very popular for students as well as adults. The sharing of literature offers social opportunities that many readers enjoy. Third grade readers are typically transitioning in their reading from early reading, which involves implementing decoding skills, to reading with fluency and a confidence in understanding how text works. They are reading with automaticity and at a good pace, while developing strategies to figure out most words. The increase in the ability to read with fluency allows transitional readers to move toward comprehending increasingly more difficult text. As a third grade teacher I questioned how an increase in the amount of time spent sharing about what students are reading would affect reading comprehension in third grade readers. This study explores the effect of a structured time for transitioning third grade readers to share about what they have read on the growth in their reading comprehension skills. The targeted students in this study are those in my third grade classroom who are performing at the benchmark reading level, as defined by the Lead 21 curriculum. At the conclusion of the eight-week period, which incorporated daily reading and having book talks as part of the language arts block, the results showed that the targeted benchmark readers had a combined growth in reading scores of 11.3%. At the conclusion of the study I believe that the time third grade benchmark reading students spent sharing about what they are reading was valid use of instructional time that helped improve reading comprehension.
Download or read book Using Literature Circles to Increase Reading Comprehension written by Veronica Giedd and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study was completed to determine if there is a significant difference in students' reading comprehension growth based on students using small group literature circles and students that are not using small group literature circles. Students' personal attitude toward reading and current achievement levels were considered during this study. After compiling and reviewing the findings of this study, current research and literature, and the statistical data collected from assessments, it is found that there is a significant difference in reading comprehension scores when literature circles are used.
Download or read book Reading Instruction for Diverse Classrooms written by Ellen McIntyre and published by Guilford Press. This book was released on 2011-03-30 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This practical, teacher-friendly book provides indispensable guidance for implementing research-based reading instruction that is responsive to students' diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds. Structured around the “big five” core topics of an effective reading program—phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension—the book explains tried-and-true teaching strategies for fostering all students' achievement. Key topics include engaging diverse students in classroom discussion, involving families in learning, and assessing and teaching new literacies. Numerous classroom examples demonstrate a wide range of easy-to-implement lesson ideas and activities for students at different grade levels, including struggling learners. Issues specific to English language learners are woven throughout the chapters.
Download or read book The Effects of Literature Circles with Basal Readers on Reading Comprehension and Attitudes of Third Grade Students written by Tammy W. Ritenour and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the effects of using literature circles as a supplement to the basal reader on children's reading comprehension and attitude toward reading.
Download or read book The Effect of Literature Circles on Third Grade Student s i e Students Comprehension and Enthusiasm Towards Reading written by Kelly L. Roe and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Effects of Using Nonfiction Literature Circles on Science Comprehension of Third grade Students written by Carrie L. Hoelscher and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Effects of Literature Circles on the Reading Achievement of College Reading Students written by Davonna M. Thomas and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of literature circles on the reading achievement of college reading students using a mixed method approach. A literature circle is defined in this study as students who form a group, read a novel, and meet on a regular basis to discuss what they have read. The researcher-developed intervention included three activities: collaborative oral re-tell, short written response to a prompt, and open discussion. The study employed an experimental design in order to examine the effectiveness of the intervention (literature circles); in addition, the sociocultural context of the college reading classes (and students) is described in detail. Grounded theory was employed to analyze reading attitude, reading motivation, response to participation in a literature circle, and textual engagement. Thirty-eight college students in required reading courses participated in the five-week study. Students were randomly assigned to either the treatment (participation in literature circle) or control (independent reading) condition. Students were able to choose from four pre-selected high-interest young adult novels. At the conclusion of the series of literature circle meetings (or upon completion of reading the novel independently, for control group participants), comprehension was measured using three measures: an oral re-tell of the novel, a twenty question researcher-developed open-ended book-specific assessment, and a twenty question assessment on a two-part high school level passage from the Qualitative Reading Inventory (Leslie & Caldwell, 2011). Textual engagement was measured by coding and counting responses to a semi-structured interview. Multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) revealed a significant main effect for group assignment, meaning that—when all four measures were combined into a linear function—the students assigned to literature circles outperformed the control group students. Given the significance of the overall test, the univariate main effects were examined. Significant univariate main effects were obtained for the researcher developed test and textual engagement. Qualitative analysis revealed that literature circles improve reading comprehension, depth of textual engagement, and provides an opportunity for discourse, collaboration, and social interaction for its participants. These findings suggest that literature circles lead to both improved comprehension and deeper textual engagement for college reading students. Keywords: literature circles/book club/literature discussion, reading comprehension, textual engagement, reader response, post-secondary/college/university, developmental studies, mixed method; experimental design; grounded theory.
