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Exploring Talk in School: Inspired by the Work of Douglas Barnes - Hardcover

 
9781847873781: Exploring Talk in School: Inspired by the Work of Douglas Barnes
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1847873782 ISBN 13: 9781847873781
Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd, 2008

Synopsis

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.

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This book will help teachers make talk in classrooms more effective, educational and enjoyable

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Publisher
SAGE Publications Ltd
Publication date
2008
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1847873782
ISBN 13 
9781847873781
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
208
Editor
Mercer Neil, Hodgkinson Steve