ISBN: 978-1-892989-59-8

The Power of Our Words, 2nd Edition

Paula Denton

Discover how your words can help students develop confidence, competence, and self-control.

$34.80

The Power of Our Words offers practical tips, real-life anecdotes, and concrete examples on how to use your words to build a positive classroom community and increase student engagement.

Topics include:

  • The “Three Rs” of teacher language: reinforcing, reminding, and redirecting
  • Listening and skillfully using silence
  • Saying what you mean and meaning what you say with brief, concrete, and specific instructions and feedback
  • Stretching student thinking with open-ended questions
  • Using language to help students envision success

Free discussion questions now available! These chapter-by-chapter questions will deepen your learning and help you apply the book’s strategies to your own setting.

Samples:

Description

The Power of Our Words offers practical tips, real-life anecdotes, and concrete examples on how to use your words to build a positive classroom community and increase student engagement.

Topics include:

  • The “Three Rs” of teacher language: reinforcing, reminding, and redirecting
  • Listening and skillfully using silence
  • Saying what you mean and meaning what you say with brief, concrete, and specific instructions and feedback
  • Stretching student thinking with open-ended questions
  • Using language to help students envision success

Free discussion questions now available! These chapter-by-chapter questions will deepen your learning and help you apply the book’s strategies to your own setting.

Samples: