Book Club

Why are book clubs important?

As an instructional context, book clubs:

• Deepen readers' appreciation and understanding of a common text
• Extend students' thinking as they process and interpret the perspectives and opinions of their peers
• Expand students' ability to express their ideas orally using academic language
• Provide an authentic context for applying norms for listening and speaking.

"As students bring together much of their learning during book clubs, they find themselves in control." – Irene C. Fountas and Gay Su Pinnell