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Harvey Daniels, Nancy Steineke
Mini-lessons for Literature Circles
Build habits that support wide-ranging, critical, and self-initiated reading.Using the adult reading group model, literature circles promote habits of choice, independence, and resourcefulness while putting strategic reading to work. Working from Mini-Lessons for Literature Circles by Harvey Daniels and Nancy Steineke, seminar participants explore proven activities and interactions that invite students into the world of books, writers, and ideas.
Teachers learn how to get started with book-discussion groups, how to use mini-lessons to teach social skills, reading strategies, literary appreciation, and how to support and monitor student learning. Even more, they will discuss ways to problemsolve, add variations and refinements to lessons, and use various forms of assessment.
Recommended Grade Level
Grades 4 - 12
