A presentation about reading circles.

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2. Reading Circles
Overview
Reading Circles are a collaborative
reading strategy. The teacher or group
select a book and then the children are
introduced to the six roles. For ex:
The teacher models the task for each
role, and then children practise the
strategies
Practising the Roles
• Demonstratingthe different roles allows the children
to practise the techniques before they are responsible
for completing the tasks on their own.
• After this introduction, children are ready to use the
strategy independently,rotatingtherolesthrough
six-persongroups as they read the books chosen.
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3. Artful Artist
Draw anything about this bookthat you liked. It could
be:
 the setting
 a problem
 an excitingpart/ surprise
 a prediction of what will happennext
Reteller
• Retell the story in your own words.
• Include threemain events that
happen in the story. Make sure that
they are importantpart
• Does the group agree?
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4. Reading Circle Badges
Artful Artist Reteller
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6. Character Captain
• Who is the maincharacter?
• What does the main character
do ?
• Tell about the other characters.
Word Finder
Look for specialwords in the story.
Find at least two words for each chapter. Words
that are:
 new
 different
 funnyor strange
 difficult
Record:
Word Page WhyI pickedit
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7. Reading Circle Badges
WordFinder Character Captain
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8. Story Connector
Find connections between the book and your life.
This means seeing how the story reminds you of:
 your own life
 things at school or home
 other people
 other books or stories
Discussion Director
Write down some good
questions that you want to talk
about with the group. At least
2 questions !
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9. Reading Circle Badges
Story Connector Discussion Director
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Rules
•Gather together
•Start promptly
•Discuss quietly and
politely
•Listen carefully to
group members
Do any of the characters
change in the story? What
caused them to change?
How are you different
from one of the
characters? Explain.
If you could trade places
with one of the
characters, which one
would it be?
Was there a character
you didn’t like? Why
didn’t you like this
character?
If you had been the main
character in this story,
Discussion Starters
•“In my opinion...”
•“I’d like to add...”
•“I agree because...”
•“I disagree because...”
•“I don’t understand...”
•“I am confused
about...”
•“On page...”
Respond to a part in the
book that...
•Makes you laugh
•Make you wonder
•Surprises you
•You don’t understand
•Has interesting words
•Makes you sad or upset
•Was your favourite part
•Reminds you of
something that has
happened in your life
What was the message of the story? What particular part
helped you to work it out?
What do you think was the best part in the story? Would
you recommend it to someone else? Why or why not?
Would you like to read something else by this author? Why
or why not?

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13. Resources
• Role descriptions
• Role badges
• Choice of reading materials
• Clip Boards
• Role Pro-formas
• Bell
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14. Reflection
• Do children engage with texts and one another?
• Do the reading materials and choice of language provided
opportunities for the children to improve their levels of both
fluency and literacy?
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15. Circles change over time...
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20. What it should achieve…
• Sts take charge and responsibility of their own discussions, hold
eachother accountable for their own reading role.
• Positive peer pressure that the members of each group place on
eachother contribute to accountability to the rest of the group.
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21. More resources
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• https://jarrettlerner.com/activities/
• https://jarrettlerner.com/art/
• https://jillianstarrteaching.com/liter
ature-circles/
• http://www.litcircles.org/Overview/o
verview.html
• https://www.literacysolutions.com.a
u/resources/literature-role-
cards.php

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For many children,
literature promotion
and reading are
completely in the
hands of schools
and teachers…
Thank you and good luck !