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Yarning Circles In The Literacy Classroom
Author(s) -
Mills Kathy A.,
Sunderland Naomi,
DavisWarra John
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
the reading teacher
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.642
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1936-2714
pISSN - 0034-0561
DOI - 10.1002/trtr.1195
Subject(s) - mainstream , active listening , indigenous , literacy , pedagogy , psychology , mathematics education , primary education , literacy education , sociology , communication , political science , ecology , law , biology
This article explains how the speaking and listening practice of yarning circles can be used in the literacy classroom. The article opens with an account of a live enactment of yarning circles with elementary students in a mainstream classroom in Australia. It explains the purpose and origin of yarning circles in Indigenous communities, and provides steps for establishing and implementing the practice in classrooms.