Action Research Project

Allyson Kuntz
My Research Question & Purpose
Reasons I chose this topic:

My research question: - I read an article at the beginning of the semester that sparked my
interest in including technology in literature circles.
Could implementing different forms of
- I think that teachers should be willing/able to use technology in
technology in literature circles create a more
their classroom if they find it to be useful in a lesson.
collaborative and beneficial learning
- Literature circles are often used incorrectly.
experience?

My intended methodology:

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The traditional approach...
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Pros and Cons of Including Technology
Pros Cons

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Review of Literature

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 Technology Accommodation#1

Blogging (Stover et al., 2016)

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 Technology Accommodation #2

Digital texts (Brown, 2015)

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The benefits...

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Social/Emotional Development

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Language

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Reading Comprehension

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Teacher Benefits!!!

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My hypothetical methodology and
recommendations...

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Methodology
Questions for teachers: Questions for students:
1. Do you enjoy completing literature
1. Do you currently use the traditional literature circle
circles with your classmates?
approach in your elementary classroom? If you do not
2. What do you think is the hardest
currently, have you used it in the past?
part about working in literature
2. Did you, or do you, use any forms of technology in your
circles?
classroom’s literature circles?
3. Did you ever use technology in
3. What research would you like to see completed before
these literature circles? Would you
you would be comfortable with changing your literature
like to?
circle approach?

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Recommendations

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Thanks!
Any questions?

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 Resources
- Brown, S. (2015). Transaction circles with digital texts as a foundation for
democratic practices. Democracy & Education, 23(2). 1-12.

- Herrera, J. L. & Kidwell, T. (2018). Literature circles 2.0: Updating a classic strategy
for the 21st century. 21st Century Learning & Multicultural Education. 17-21.

Reutzel, D. R., & Cooter, R. B., Jr. (2019). Teaching children to read: The teacher
makes the difference. Eighth Edition. NY, NY: Pearson.

Stover, K., Yearta, L., & Harris, C. (2016). Formative assessment in the digital age:
Blogging with third graders. The Reading Teacher, 69 (4), 377-381.

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