The power of our words
Subtitle: teacher language that helps children learn
By: Paula Denton ; foreword by Lora M. Hodges
Edition: 2nd ed.
Series: Responsive classroom; Responsive classroom series
Publisher: Northeast Foundation for Children, Inc.; Center for Responsive Schools
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Turners Falls, MA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 180
ISBN-13: 9781892989598
Subjects: Communication in education; Language; Teacher-student relationships; Teachers; Effective teaching
Notes: Previous ed.: 2007.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: why our words matter; title: 1: General guidelines for teacher language; title: 2: Envisioning: language as a spyglass; title: 3: Open-ended questions: stretching children's academic and social learning; title: 4: Listening: understanding the message in the words; title: 5: Reinforcing language: seeing children and naming their strengths; title: 6: Reminding language: helping students remember expectations; title: 7: Redirecting language: giving clear commands when children have gone off track; title: Epilogue: Putting it all together; title: Appendix A: Examples of effective teacher language; title: Appendix B: The process of developing more effective teacher language.