Graduate Project Title
Using Literature Circles to Engage Students with Informational Texts
Document Type
Graduate Project
Date of Degree Completion
Summer 2006
Degree Name
Master of Education (MEd)
Department
Education
Committee Chair
Gail Goss
Second Committee Member
Andrea C. Sledge
Third Committee Member
Steven A. Schmitz
Abstract
The focus of this project was to review the available research on literature circles as a method of engaging students with informational texts and to create an implementation guide for teachers. The results of the research show that there is a need for effective nonfiction instruction and that including this instruction at the elementary level provides tremendous benefits for students. Literature circles are an effective way to engage students with these informational texts, because they offer an authentic literacy experience and provide students with the kinds of informational text interactions they will encounter in the real world. The project includes a guide providing teachers with directions for implementation and outlines the literature circle process in a step-by-step format.
Recommended Citation
Anderson, Theresa Marie, "Using Literature Circles to Engage Students with Informational Texts" (2006). All Graduate Projects. 890.
https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/graduate_projects/890
Included in
Curriculum and Instruction Commons, Educational Methods Commons, Elementary Education Commons, Language and Literacy Education Commons