Literature Study Groups: Support for Community Building in Democratic Classrooms

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Literature Study Groups: Support for Community Building in Democratic Classrooms
Kathryn F. Whitmore

The author argues for the value of literature study groups as a way of building community in the classroom and presents four key principles that teachers must consider and accept as they implement a literature study program.

Talking Points, Volume 17, Number 1, October 2005

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