Talking Circle All students engage in our Talking Circle gatherings meeting as whole group, small groups, or in pairs. Who: To trigger students’ reflection and self-evaluations with the intention of strengthening their use of the focus Why: strategy/skill in their reading and to nurture their passion for the written word; To offer students a ritual for sharing and celebrating their reading with one another. Daily for 3 10 minutes, most often; Form may vary from spoken reflections to responses such as dramatic When: – representations, book club style conversations, readers’ theater, and quick writes. This sharing and reflection time may be expanded to 20 minutes or more (depending on the age of the students).
Talking Circle Who: All students engage in our Talking Circle gatherings meeting as whole group, small groups, or in pairs. Why: To trigger students’ reflection and self-evaluations with the intention of strengthening their use of the focus strategy/skill in their reading and to nurture their passion for the written word; To offer students a ritual for sharing and celebrating their reading with one another. When: Daily for 3 – 10 minutes, most often; Form may vary from spoken reflections to responses such as dramatic representations, book club style conversations, readers’ theater, and quick writes. This sharing and reflection time may be expanded to 20 minutes or more (depending on the age of the students).
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