Talking Classrooms

Shaping Children’s Learning Through Oral Language Instruction

Patricia G. Smith, editor

Find out how to use students’ oral language to enrich their understanding of what they read and how they see themselves in relation to the world. Researchers and practitioners alike will appreciate this book’s blend of scholarship and practical suggestions. You’ll find theoretical perspectives on oral language, models of application, classroom transcripts, and tools for creating a curriculum that promotes active learning through talk.

© 2001 | 174 pp.
ISBN 10: 0-87207-278-9 | ISBN 13: 978-0-87207-278-7

Also of interest:

Oral Language and Early Literacy in Preschool