Comments on: Accountability with Book Clubs

By: Jennifer Young

Jennifer Young — Wed, 02 Feb 2022 01:38:27 +0000

I would love to be able to implement this with my fifth graders. However, I have 120 students (6 sections) with only 45 minutes per section. Could it still be done? Any suggestions would be appreciated! TIA

By: Melissa Kozerski

Melissa Kozerski — Wed, 03 Aug 2016 14:00:04 +0000

In reply to Jerica.

Hello Jerica,
Thanks for your message! I finished writing 6 blog posts so far on book clubs, with two more to go. You can read all of these posts by clicking on the link where it lists the chapters and the title of each chapter. It is right under the Book Clubs 101 image.
THanks!
Melissa :)

By: Jerica

Jerica — Mon, 01 Aug 2016 04:12:48 +0000

Where are the rest of the posts??? I am so intrigued and trying to figure out how to implement Book Clubs into my schedule this year.

By: Melissa Kozerski

Melissa Kozerski — Tue, 19 Jul 2016 02:40:07 +0000

In reply to Elaine. Hi Elaine! Great question. If a student finishes early, they begin to read another book in their book nook. My students keep about 3-4 books in their book nooks at a time. Students benefit from book clubs when they focus on holding rich, authentic discussions about the book, not reading the book together. My students read together when they are practicing their reading fluency, in reading partnerships. However, book clubs have a different focus. I hope that helps!

By: Elaine

Elaine — Thu, 23 Jun 2016 17:27:50 +0000

Hey Melissa. What do you do if a student finishes silent reading early and finishes preparing for their meeting early? Can you explain why you have the students read silently on their own rather than in their reading groups? Maybe I will switch that up this year,