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Abstract
This article describes a collaborative Book Bistro event between middle school students and pre-service English educators. Book Bistro is a strategy that promotes independent reading by gathering students in a café-like setting to discuss texts and perceptions through casual conversations. The purpose of this collaborative Bistro was two-fold: 1) To spark middle school students’ interest in self-selecting texts and engaging in independent reading, and 2) To allow pre-service teachers the opportunity to practice this strategy within an actual classroom. Responses from both the students and pre-service teachers indicated that this event positively impacted their interest toward reading and their relationships with one another.
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Bentley, Erinn
(2020)
"Building Excitement for Reading and Building New Friendships: Using Book Bistro with Pre-Service Teachers and Middle School Students,"
Georgia Journal of Literacy: Vol. 43:
No.
2, Article 2.
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.kennesaw.edu/gjl/vol43/iss2/2
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