Talk that teaches : using strategic talk to help students achieve the common core /

"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 standard...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Paratore, Jeanne R.
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc
Other Authors: Robertson, Dana A.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Guilford Press, 2013.
Series:Teaching practices that work.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Machine generated contents note: I. Vocabulary Instruction: Talking the Talk!
  • Lesson 1. Directly Teaching Word Meanings
  • Lesson 2. Inferring Word Meaning through Context
  • Lesson 3. Using Morphemes to Understand Word Meanings
  • II. Comprehension Instruction: Talking the Talk!
  • Lesson 4. Visualizing
  • Lesson 5. Making Inferences
  • Lesson 6. Determining What's Important
  • Lesson 7. Making Predictions
  • Lesson 8. Making Connections
  • Lesson 9. Summarizing
  • Lesson 10. Close Reading
  • III. Writing Instruction: Talking the Talk!
  • Lesson 11. Planning to Write an Argument
  • Lesson 12. Drafting a Research Report
  • Lesson 13. Writing to Learn
  • Appendix A. Lesson Template
  • Appendix B. Reflecting on Your Own Talk
  • Appendix C. Some Examples of Reflecting on Your Own Talk
  • Appendix D. Children's Literature That Supports Visualization
  • Appendix E. Children's Literature That Supports Making Inferences.