Exploring Talk in School

by Neil Mercer (Editor), Steve Hodgkinson (Editor)

Overview

Bringing together leading international researchers and drawing on the pioneering work of Douglas Barnes, this book considers ways of improving classroom talk. The book covers classroom communication and managing social relations; talk in science classrooms; using critical conversations in studying literature; exploratory talk and thinking skills; talking to learn and learning to talk in the mathematics classroom; and the 'emerging pedagogy' of the spoken word.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781847873798
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	10/08/2008
Pages:	189
Product dimensions:	6.60(w) x 9.40(h) x 0.50(d)

Table of Contents

Introduction - Steve Hodgkinson and Neil Mercer
Exploratory Talk for Learning - Douglas Barnes
Talking a Way to Understanding in Science Classrooms - Phil Scott
From Exploratory Talk to Critical Conversations - Kathryn M Pierce and Carol Gilles
The Value of Exploratory Talk - Neil Mercer and Lyn Dawes
Talking to Learn and Learning to Talk in the Mathematics Classroom - Yvette Solomon and Laura Black
Culture, Dialogue and Learning: Notes on an Emerging Pedagogy - Robin Alexander
Talking Texts into Being: On the Social Construction of Everyday Life and Academic Knowledge in the Classroom - Judith Green, Beth Yeager and Maria Castanheira
Teachers' Use of Feedback in Whole-Class and Group-Based Talk - Frank Hardman
Reflections on the Study of Classroom Talk - Courtney Cazden
Exploratory Talk and Dialogic Inquiry - Gordon Wells and Tamara Ball

Editorial Reviews

"The necessity of educating teachers about more effective techniques is made obvious in this excellent, thought-provoking book."

S. Sugarman