Let's talk about talk in the classroom -- Finding pleasures in literacy learning -- Teachers and students in action: factors that account for engagement and production -- The processes of planning for discussion: a close look at teachers, learners, and activities -- The complex of teacher moves, across the year and in the moment -- The follow-through: coherence, sustained inquiry, and flexibility -- What teachers need to know about discussion.
Summary:
"Examines the function of classroom discussion as an essential element in inquiry and literacy learning, illustrated through examples of classroom discussion activities that have been part of an ongoing partnership between university professors and high school English teachers"-- Provided by publisher.
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