Exploring Talk in School
Inspired by the Work of Douglas Barnes
Neil Mercer editor Steve Hodgkinson editor
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Sage Publications Ltd
Published:23rd Sep '08
Should be back in stock very soon
This paperback is available in another edition too:
- Hardback£154.00(9781847873781)
Selected as an Outstanding Academic Title by Choice Magazine, January 2010
Classroom talk, by which children make sense of what their peers and teachers mean, is the most important educational tool for guiding the development of understanding and for jointly constructing knowledge. So what practical steps can teachers take to develop effective classroom interaction?
Bringing together leading international researchers and drawing on the pioneering work of Douglas Barnes, this book considers ways of improving classroom talk. Chapters cover:
- classroom communication and managing social relations;
- talk in science classrooms;
- using critical conversations in studying literature;
- exploratory talk and thinking skills;
- talking to learn and learning to talk in the mathematics classroom;
- the ′emerging pedagogy′ of the spoken word.
With an accessible blend of theory, research and practice, the book will be a valuable resource for teachers, teacher-trainers, policy makers, researchers and students.
"The necessity of educating teachers about more effective techniques is made obvious in this excellent, thought-provoking book." -- S. Sugarman
ISBN: 9781847873798
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 360g
208 pages