I've really struggled with this, but I don't think guided reading and lit circles can be used interchangeably. But, it really depends on your definition of lit circles.
Lit circles are designed to be discussions led by the students. Guided reading is designed to focus on strategies that students are having difficulty with. Now, experienced teachers can combine these, but it's a tricky one. I tried to combine lit circles with strategy practice, but I did recognize that it wasn't truly lit circles because the students had guidance regarding their discussions. I still think students are in need of direct instruction through guided reading. And using short text is critical, but it's difficult to find the time to fit everything in, especially with the demands of rti now. Carol ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jennifer Lyon" <jl...@itol.com> To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group" <mosaic@literacyworkshop.org> Sent: Tuesday, June 1, 2010 5:54:33 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] book suggestions M-Z Bev, I'm located in Luxemburg, WI small rural town near Green Bay What my goal is to have some good chapter books that can be used as lit circles or guided reading depending on the teacher. The upper grade kids like to read the chapter books more than the short reading texts. I have been struggling with the content covered in the higher reading levels, (I get nervous reading Among the Hidden but they love it) The 6th grade teacher and I are also working on pulling together some texts to use as genre studies. I am having trouble thinking of some books for my low level students (M/N) for Mystery, historical fiction, and realistic fiction and fantasy any suggestions would be great. I've been spoiled this year with a class of high levels and am a little concerned that I will meet the needs of my low readers. Are you looking for guided reading or lit circles? We found those high readers to be particularly troublesome because of the maturity level of the higher level texts. We tried using the classics as often as possible to avoid censorship problems. Carol > From: "Beverlee Paul" <beverleep...@gmail.com> > To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group" > <mosaic@literacyworkshop.org> > Sent: Tuesday, June 1, 2010 4:56:59 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] book suggestions M-Z > > Just out of curiosity, Jennifer, where are you located? I'll try to access > my bib and attach it to you a bit later. Thanks. Bev > > On Tue, Jun 1, 2010 at 3:37 PM, Jennifer Lyon <jl...@itol.com> wrote: > >> >> I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions of good chapter books to >> put >> in out bookroom levels M-Z, we have a few titles in some but are really >> lacking in u-z. Next year the 6th grade teacher will be getting a class >> of >> high readers. My next year class is on the lower side any good books I >> should look for P-T? >> >> Thanks for your imput >> >> Jennifer Lyon >> St. Mary School >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Mosaic mailing list >> Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org >> To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to >> http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. >> >> Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. >> >> > > > -- > "There is nothing so unequal as equal treatment of unequals." Chief > Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes > _______________________________________________ > Mosaic mailing list > Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. > > _______________________________________________ > Mosaic mailing list > Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
