The Power of Our Words: Teacher Language That Helps Children Learn
By Paula Denton.
Description
PLEASE NOTE: A new edition of this book was released in November 2013: ISBN 978-1892989598, $24.Simple changes in a teacher's language can bring about profound changes in students and classrooms. In this warm and thought-provoking guide, Paula Denton offers practical tips, real-life anecdotes, and concrete examples, including specific suggestions about language to adopt and language to avoid. Topics include: using language to help children envision success;open-ended questions that stretch children's thinking;listening and using silence skillfully;the 3 Rs of teaching language: re...
ISBN(s)
1892989182, 9781892989185
