Two people talking by themselves? -- Transforming recitations into dialogic discussions -- Organizing student-led dialogic discussions -- Facilitating disciplinary dialogic discussions -- Inviting out-of-school cultural practices into dialogic discussions -- Developing dialogic discussions over time -- Designing dialogic online discussions -- Listening to the silence in difficult dialogic discussions.
Summary:
"This book provides a coherent framework, concrete examples, and a collection of practical ideas for encouraging and sustaining meaningful classroom conversations"-- Provided by publisher.
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