Tag: reading

• Literature Circles: A Powerful Practice to Support Differentiation

  

  Literature Circles. Of all of the practices I introduced as a teacher in the Primary Classroom, I believe this to have been the most powerful. For me, literature has the power to connect us all beyond age, nationality, language, culture, religion or gender and also has the power to provoke thoughts and opinions that lay…

  jennyofee

  November 15, 2015

  Classroom Practice, Connected Learning

  books, differentiation, literature, Literature Circles, primary classroom, reading

• Enriching Comprehension Skills – Imaginative Illustrator

  I currently teach Literature Circles lessons to two Year 6 classes each week, generally my favourite part of the week, when we can immerse ourselves in reading together! One of the greatest challenges in a multi-lingual, multi-level classroom is managing student groups to ensure everyone is understanding what they are reading and moving beyond this…

  jennyofee

  February 2, 2013

  Classroom Practice

  comprehension, imaginative illustrator, questioning, reading, understanding