Literature Circles

Literature Circles are when students choose a book from a list the teach provides, then they get into groups and read and respond together about the book.  The teacher takes part in some of the discussion,  but the students come up with the discussion schedule on their own.  The good part about this is the books are available at a variety of reading levels.  Students also have opportunities to work with their classmates which can be very benefitial to their learning.  In my classroom for Tuesday Experience I have not seen any kind of literature circles formed within the class.  This may change in the weeks to come when I get to see different things they do.  It is hard to see everything when I am only there on Tuesdays, this may not be the day they do literature circles.  But I intend to talk with the teacher about the other days of the week and the lessons they do when I am not there.