220 likes | 398 Views
Using 21 st - Century Skills in STUDENT-LED BOOK CLUBS. We have more readers who CAN READ AND DON’T than we do readers who cannot read at all!. To Read or Not to Read (2007). National Endowment for the Arts. AGENDA.
E N D
We have more readers who CAN READ AND DON’T than we do readers who cannot read at all! To Read or Not to Read (2007). National Endowment for the Arts.
AGENDA ●Discuss elements of student-led Book Clubs ●View and discuss examples ●Determine ways to replicate for all students
WHAT ARE STUDENT-LED BOOK CLUBS? • Small, peer-led discussion groups whose members have chosen to read the same story, poem, article, or book • Members make notes while reading independently to help them contribute to a discussion • Everyone comes to the group with ideas to share
HOW DO STUDENT-LED BOOK CLUBS ALIGN WITH RESEARCH? • Dana Grisham, San Diego State University (1999) documents benefits for at-risk students • Fall, Webb, and Chudowsky (2000) found better outcomes when kids talked with a peer • Nystrand (2006) noted that even small amounts of conversations improved test scores
INGREDIENTS TO MAKE DISCUSSIONS WORK • Students choosetheir own reading materials • Small, temporary groups formed based on book choice • Different groups read different books • Groups meet on a regular, predictable schedule to discuss their reading Daniels, Harvey. Literature Circles: Voice and Choice in Book Clubs and Reading Groups. Stenhouse Publishers: 2002.
Video Segment: What Questions Do Students Ask?
MORE INGREDIENTS TO MAKING IT WORK • Students use written notes to guide their reading and discussion • Discussion topics come from students • Group meetings aim to be open, natural conversations about books • Teacher serves as facilitator, not a group member or instructor Daniels, Harvey. Literature Circles: Voice and Choice in Book Clubs and Reading Groups. Stenhouse Publishers: 2002.
Video Segment: Student Discussion
In small groups, we are smarter. In well-structured groups, we leverage each other’s thinking. We learn more not just because we all bring different pieces of the puzzle, but because, through talk, we can actually make NEW AND BETTER MEANING TOGETHER. —Stephanie Harvey and Harvey Daniels
Video Segment: At What Grade Can Students Engage in Student-Led Discussions?
21st-CENTURY SKILLS • Critical thinking and problem solving • Collaboration across networks and leading by influence • Agility and adaptability • Initiative and entrepreneurialism • Effective oral and written communication • Accessing and analyzing information • Curiosity and imagination www.21stcenturyskills.org
Video Segment: Learning Together
Video Segment: Book Club Video 1
Video Segment: Book Club Video 2
GROUP REFLECTION • What 21st-Century Skills and Self-Directed Learning Skills are evident in Videos #1 & #2? • Compare/contrast the two video clips about book club discussions
Video Segment: Discussions Don’t Just Happen
Video Segment: What Do Students Say About the Process?
Time for students to talk about their reading is perhaps one of the most underused, yet easy-to-implement, elements of instruction. – Richard Allington and Rachael Gabriel. 2012.
REFLECTIVE QUESTION What can you do to ensure all students have regular opportunities to • attain 21ST-CENTURY SKILLS and • become SELF-DIRECTED LEARNERS • practice reading books they CHOOSE • engage instudent-led book clubs?