This book examines the place of talk in learning and the role of such talk in literacy education. It builds on a strong tradition of research into the role of talk in constructing curriculum knowledge, the relationship between talking and thinking, and the significance of extended, in-depth dialogic interaction in classroom talk. However, it differs from tradition with its emphasis on the need to make the role of language in learning more visible and more explicit. This book places particular emphasis on the relationship between dialogic pedagogy and language-based approaches to learning. Contributions range from discussions on educational linguistics and dialogic pedagogy as complementary perspectives to needs of students for whom English is an additional language or dialect. This volume was originally published as a special issue of Research Papers in Education.

This book examines the place of talk in learning and the role of such talk in literacy education. It builds on a strong tradition of research into the role of talk in constructing curriculum knowledge, the relationship between talking and thinking, and the significance of extended, in-depth dialogic interaction in classroom talk. However, it differs from tradition with its emphasis on the need to make the role of language in learning more visible and more explicit. This book places particular emphasis on the relationship between dialogic pedagogy and language-based approaches to learning. Contributions range from discussions on educational linguistics and dialogic pedagogy as complementary perspectives to needs of students for whom English is an additional language or dialect. This volume was originally published as a special issue of Research Papers in Education.

Howard Stitzel is not just a gushingly loving grandfather or a caring and committed father and husband, but also part of a World Series Championship, and a World War II veteran. Howard saw active duty throughout the Pacific Theater, as he calls it, but was also a simple farm boy from Pennsylvania, looking for the American Dream. He found it. Howard is most known for being the trusty radio engineer for the Detroit Tiger Baseball organization in a career which spanned 45 years. Howard served with radio personalities such as Ernie Harwell, Harry Hielman, Frank Beckman, and George Kell.

Howard Stitzel is not just a gushingly loving grandfather or a caring and committed father and husband, but also part of a World Series Championship, and a World War II veteran. Howard saw active duty throughout the Pacific Theater, as he calls it, but was also a simple farm boy from Pennsylvania, looking for the American Dream. He found it. Howard is most known for being the trusty radio engineer for the Detroit Tiger Baseball organization in a career which spanned 45 years. Howard served with radio personalities such as Ernie Harwell, Harry Hielman, Frank Beckman, and George Kell.