ISBN: 9781416607373

Description: 175 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

• Why talk is important in classrooms
• Fostering academic discourse
• Planning for purposeful talk
• Creating an environment for talk
• Procedures for classroom talk
• Assessments of classroom talk
• Appendix: list of instructional routines.

LCCN: 2008028766

Control Number: 1062257

Subjects:

• Discussion.
• English language -- Study and teaching as a second language.
• Language arts -- Correlation with content subjects.

Other Authors:

• Frey, Nancy, 1959-
• Rothenberg, Carol.