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Talk Reform: Explorations in Language for Infant School Children book cover

1st Edition

Talk Reform Explorations in Language for Infant School Children

By D. M. Gahagan, G. A. Gahagan Copyright 1970
162 Pages
by Routledge

162 Pages
by Routledge

162 Pages
by Routledge
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Originally published in 1970, Talk Reform describes the development of an exploratory language enrichment programme devised by the authors and carried out by teachers in a group of primary schools in a working-class area of London. Inspired by Bernstein’s theory of different language codes and their relation to educational underachievement, the authors devised a series of situations in the... Read more

Foreword by Basil Bernstein.  Preface.  1. Who’s for Tennis?  2. On the Site  3. Questions and Questions  4. Talk Reform  5. Behind the Scenes  6. Evaluation: Theoretical  7. Evaluation: Practical  8. A Spot of Revolution.  Postscript by Basil Bernstein.  Appendix 1-3.  References.

Biography

D. M. Gahagan

G. A. Gahagan

Reviews for the original edition:

‘Will interest primary school teachers who are concerned with developing the language skills of their pupils; research workers in education; and all those who are intrigued by Bernstein’s theory of language development.’ – Durham Research Review

‘Describes an exploratory language enrichment programme carried out by teachers in a group of primary schools in a working-class area of London. It is not overloaded with jargon and it has plenty of practical suggestions for teachers.’ – Education

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