Content-area conversations
Subtitle: how to plan discussion-based lessons for diverse language learners
By: Douglas Fisher, Carol Rothenberg, and Nancy Frey.
Contributors: Rothenberg, Carol.; Frey, Nancy, 1959-
Publisher: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Alexandria, VA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 175
ISBN-13: 9781416607373
Subjects: English language -- Study and teaching -- Foreign speakers; Language arts -- Correlation with content subjects; Discussion
Description: Teachers across the country are seeking ways to make their multicultural classrooms come alive with student talk about content. Content-Area Conversations: How to Plan Discussion-Based Lessons for Diverse Language Learners is a practical, hands-on guide to creating and managing environments that spur sophisticated levels of student communication, both oral and written.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Why talk is important in classrooms; title: Fostering academic discourse; title: Planning for purposeful talk; title: Creating an environment for talk; title: Procedures for classroom talk; title: Assessments of classroom talk.