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Comprehension Through Conversation: The Power of Purposeful Talk in the Reading Workshop

Comprehension Through Conversation: The Power of Purposeful Talk in the Reading Workshop

Allington, Richard L.
Nichols, Maria

Paperback

Series: Crosscurrents

General EducationTeaching Instruction

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ISBN10: 0325007934
ISBN13: 9780325007939
Publisher: Heinemann Educational Books
Published: Aug 1 2006
Pages: 128
Weight: 0.50
Height: 0.28 Width: 7.32 Depth: 9.28
Language: English
    Maria Nichols offers not possible lessons but full descriptions of actual lessons. Here youll find no ivory-tower examples of what might be, but examples of what is already available in many classrooms. These are classrooms of the sort that we hope our children and grandchildren are lucky enough to encounternot once in a while but routinely.
    Richard L. Allington
    To say this is an exceptional book about teaching comprehension would be to trivialize it. With superb examples and flawless logic Nichols demonstrates how to orchestrate conversations that build literate habits of mind.
    Peter H. Johnston, author of Choice Words
    Comprehension Through Conversation captures the power and essence of purposeful, engaging instructionand reminds us of the real purpose for comprehension instruction: to understand the deeper issues in texts and discuss these ideas to construct meaning.
    Nancy L. Akhavan author of How to Align Literacy Instruction and Standards

When it comes to reading comprehension, talk isnt cheap, its a valuable way to help children think, articulate their opinions about a text, and get the most from their reading experiences.

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