IMPLEMENTING LITERATURE CIRCLES IN YOUR ESL CLASSROOM

Imagine if literature circles could be used in your English as Second Language (ESL) classroom as a means of assisting your students learn English. And why would one want to do this, you might ask? For starters, think about all the benefits they add to language learning in a mainstream classroom as they provide students with opportunities to work on all four language skills:

Speaking Opportunities:

• Class read-alouds
• Small group discussions
• Sharing thoughts and opinions

Listening  Opportunities:

• Listening to the book being read aloud
• Listening to peers during small group discussions
• Listening to thoughts and opinions shared with the class

Writing Opportunities:

• Assigned worksheets and activities
• Assigned projects

Reading Opportunities:

• Reading to oneself, to a small group or to the class
• Assigned reading comprehension questions and activities
• Assigned vocabulary building questions and activities
  

With these benefits in mind, the only question that remains is, how would one modify and implement a literature circles program so that it works for one’s ESL learners? You as a teacher need not worry about this because we have already taken care of it for you, beginning with reading resources. Our selection of free online ESL eBooks are divided into three levels to meet your classroom needs: beginner, intermediate and advanced. Once a selected thematic English eBook is chosen, all that remains is using the literature circles worksheets associated with the book from one of the packages below.

Beginner ESL Literature
Circles Program
C$5.00

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Intermediate ESL Literature
Circles Program
C$5.00

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Advanced ESL Literature
Circles Program
C$5.00

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For each of our English eBooks you will find worksheets that contain:

• Reading comprehension questions
• Discussion questions and space to record answers
  

 
Each of our literature circles packages also includes a lesson plan for implementing the program in your ESL classroom, alongside rubrics for evaluating your students, and additional classroom activity/homework ideas.
 
Ready to help your students learn English? Get started with our program today! Feel like you may need some extra support in implementing a literature circles program in your ESL classroom? Contact us, we are happy to help!

Further Reading

Our ESL eBooks & Accompanying Teaching Resources
Links to ESL Resources for Teachers
Links to ESL Resources for Students
CVC Words Videos for ESL Students
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