1st Edition
Learning through Talk Developing Learning Dialogues in the Primary Classroom
126 Pages
126 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
126 Pages
by
Routledge
142 Pages
by
Routledge
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Learning through Talk is a practical handbook. It is designed to help teachers and others working with five to eleven year olds develop the key skills which will enable their pupils to use talk effectively for learning. The activities within the book encourage thinking and learning across the curriculum and help pupils to improve their communication skills and become independent... Read more
Introduction 1. Participation 2. Collaboration 3. Building on and extending ideas 4. Positive challenge 5. Resolve and Reach Agreement 6. Reflection Conclusion Photocopiable Resources Bibliography
Biography
Heather Luxford is an Advanced Skills Teacher for Creativity and Thinking Skills, Teaching and Learning and Gifted and Talented Pupils, and a Key Stage 2 classroom teacher at two rural schools in West Sussex.
Lizzie Smart is a Teacher Trainer, based at the University of Chichester where she teaches English to student teachers in training and to practising professionals on the Masters courses. She also inspects initial teacher training for Ofsted.
