Talk that teaches : using strategic talk to help students achieve the common core / Jeanne R. Paratore, Dana A. Robertson ; series editors' note by Diane Lapp and Douglas Fisher.

Talk that teaches : using strategic talk to help students achieve the common core / Jeanne R. Paratore, Dana A. Robertson ; series editors' note by Diane Lapp and Douglas Fisher.

9781462510429 pbk
1462510426 pbk

New York : The Guilford Press, [2013]

English

xviii, 142 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm.

LB1576 .P258 2013

372.6

"Featuring vivid examples and lesson plans, this book helps K-8 teachers reflect on and improve the ways talk is used in their classrooms. The authors explain the important role of skillful "teacher talk" in effective, motivating literacy instruction geared to the Common Core standards. Presented are clear-cut ways to help students set explicit goals for their learning; explain and model key strategies; and provide ongoing feedback. Over a dozen easy-to-implement lessons in vocabulary, comprehension, and writing are complete with how-to-do-it instructions, classroom vignettes, text suggestions, and reproducible worksheets. The large-size format facilitates photocopying. Purchasers also get access to a Web page where they can download and print the reproducible materials"-- Provided by publisher.
"Subject Areas/Keywords: CCSS, classroom discussions, Common Core State Standards, comprehension, elementary, English language arts, explanations, explicit, informational texts, lesson plans, listening, literature, oral language, reading instruction, speaking, strategies, teacher talk, teaching, vocabulary, writing DESCRIPTION Featuring vivid examples and lesson plans, this book helps K-8 teachers reflect on and improve the ways talk is used in their classrooms. The authors explain the important role of skillful "teacher talk" in effective, motivating literacy instruction geared to the CCSS. Presented are clear-cut ways to help students set explicit goals for their learning; explain and model key strategies; and provide ongoing feedback. Over a dozen easy-to-implement lessons in vocabulary, comprehension, and writing are complete with how-to-do-it instructions, classroom vignettes, text suggestions, and reproducible worksheets. The large-size format facilitates photocopying. Purchasers also get access to a Web page where they can download and print the reproducible materials"-- Provided by publisher.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Teaching practices that work.

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