Use art-based sharing, short reviews, interviews, and Book Wheels when students each read different books¶

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Description¶

When each student reads something different, the article recommends activities that close the information gap: art projects (posters, bookmarks, comics) shared via Round Robin; Roving Reporter, where a numbered student visits other groups to collect ideas and book suggestions; short book reviews (star systems, one-paragraph critiques) shared via Round Robin or Three-Step Interview; and Book Wheels, a cardboard wheel with thinking questions spun to generate follow-up questions for each Reporter. Each is PIES-analyzed; e.g., in Three-Step Interview "Two students per group (50% of the class) are speaking simultaneously."

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Groups of about four; rotating roles; for Book Wheels, teacher and/or students construct wheels with 8-12 quadrants each holding a thinking question.

Constraints¶

• The article notes L2 students may lack the proficiency to explain unfamiliar books, which is why structured formats are needed; activities are suggestions, not tested interventions.

Target Learners¶

• L2 students choosing their own extensive reading materials

Target Learning Goals¶

• sharing about individually read books, recommending materials, and practicing L2 speaking

Affordances¶

• Kagan Pies Cooperative Learning Principles

Related Strategies¶

• Implement extensive reading via stand-alone courses, curricular components, or reading clubs, with self-report accountability and no comprehension testing
• Sharing and Discussion of Independent Reading
• Use structured CL techniques such as Showdown and Trade-A-Problem when the whole class reads the same book

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Jacobs, George M. (2000). Reading Alone Together: Enhancing Extensive Reading via Student-Student Cooperation in Second Language Instruction. Paper presented at the Malaysian International Conference on English Language Teaching, Malacca, Malaysia. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED444377