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"For thousands of years people have been using the skills we
describe in this book to engage in conversations with others. What
isn't as prevalent, however, is instruction--especially in primary
grades-in which we engage students in productive conversations
about academic ideas. This book fills that very big need." --Jeff
Zwiers & Sara Hamerla Talk about content mastery . . . Primary
teachers, you won't want to miss this: if you're looking for a
single resource to foster purposeful content discussions and
high-quality interpersonal engagement, then put Jeff Zwiers and
Sara Hamerla's K-3 Guide to Academic Conversations at the top of
your reading list. Whether your students love to talk or not, all
must be equipped with key conversation skills such as active
listening, taking turns, posing, clarifying, supporting with
examples, and arguing ideas. This ready resource comes packed with
every imaginable tool you could need to make academic conversations
part of your everyday teaching: Sample lesson plans and anchor
charts Guidelines for creating effective prompts Applications
across content areas, with corresponding assessments Rubrics and
protocols for listening to student speech Transcripts of
conversations and questions for reflection Companion website with
video and downloadable resources Tens of thousands of students in
the upper grades have reaped the benefits of academic
conversations: high-quality face-to-face interactions, increased
motivation, stronger collaborative argumentation skills, and better
understanding and retention of content. The K-3 Guide to Academic
Conversations is that resource for providing your primary students
with the same powerful learning opportunities.
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