Student and Teacher Experiences

What have been some of your experiences as a student or a teacher in reading Strategies?

Here are a few discussion points to follow, but feel free to add any other experiences you have had.
 * Major aspects of written, oral, and visual literacy
 * How to use Reading circles and other student-centered approaches to study literature. - I have had a variety of experiences with lit circles in the classroom.  Most have been positive and for that reason I use them as part of my practice every year.  I would have to say they do require a lot of up front work and diligence on behalf of the teacher.  This year students read a lit circle book and a class book at the same time.  I would say this is difficult and required a lot of juggling back and forth.  Lit circle days for us were always on Wednesdays which are minimum days.  The positives were they gave a break from our class read which was great at times.  They also encourage rich discussion that is student centered.  The negatives are at times I know students did not keep up with the reading.  Therefore they didn't seem to be able to take discussions pass a surface level. - Jaylani Roberts
 * Different strategies to help students become reflective readers
 * Strategies for building comprehension and vocabulary skills in reading
 * Appropriate meaning-making strategies and forms of critical analysis for understanding text and novels