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Centering Student Voice and Choice: A Book Club Guide
Implement book clubs that build community and help students make meaningful connections to books they are excited to read.
Subject
- English & Language Arts
Language
English — USUpdated
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Centering Student Voice and Choice: A Book Club Guide
Date of Publication:
July 2021
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Grounded in student autonomy and choice, book clubs can help students feel a sense of agency in their learning, build reading time into their daily routines, and make meaningful connections around books they are excited to read.
This guide includes resources and tools designed to help you launch student-centered book clubs, including tips for identifying interesting books and getting them to students, teacher planning checklists, and student-facing handouts that support discussion and engagement.
Developing Communities of Readers
How to Cite This Guide
Facing History & Ourselves, “Centering Student Voice and Choice: A Book Club Guide”, last updated September 26, 2022.
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