Campus Location
Abilene Campus
Date of Award
Spring 5-9-2025
Document Type
Manuscript
Department
Teacher Education
Degree Name
Master of Education in Teaching and Learning
First Advisor
Andrew Huddleston
Abstract
This research examines a reading instruction model that combined reader’s workshop and literature circles. The study aimed to determine whether a combined instructional model, here labeled as reader’s circle, would be effective and what student perceptions toward this model would be. Research was conducted within an eighth-grade Reading and Language Arts classroom for three weeks, throughout which the combined instructional model was implemented. This study analyzed pre- and post-intervention test results alongside post-intervention surveys, classroom observations, and individual interviews. Findings included themes of reading preferences, reading independently, and new “peer-spectives.” Some students displayed pre-existing preferences for or against reading, but the majority of students demonstrated competence during reader’s workshop. Additionally, most students valued the differences of opinion shared during literature circles.
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Recommended Citation
Wall, Katy E., "Readers Aboard! What Happens When Middle Schoolers Try Reading on Their Own?" (2025). Masters of Education in Teaching and Learning. 89.
https://digitalcommons.acu.edu/metl/89