Here is all the guidance you need to set up and plan literacy rotations. It works with any fictional texts and has a range of stimulating and fun activities. These involve different small-group tasks that relate to independent reading, comprehension and detail, language and vocabulary, art and illustration, and reflecting and responding. Includes guidelines, tips, timetables and other support material for teachers.
Ages: 7-13 years
Janet Bruce has taught at all levels of the primary school in Australia. As a curriculum coordinator, her primary responsibilities were to develop the school-based English curriculum. Janet developed the guided reading programme while teaching lower primary students and adapted it when teaching other grade levels. As coordinator of the Schools Student Welfare Support Group she facilitated group discussion between parents and teachers of children experiencing social difficulties to develop achieveable goals and practical ideas to assist the children.