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Language of Learning
The essential guide for teaching core speaking and listening skills to students K–6.
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Teach students to consider academic concepts and communicate their ideas in thoughtful, effective, and respectful ways. The Language of Learning covers five core skills: Listening Essentials; Speaking Essentials; Asking and Answering Questions; Crafting an Argument; The Art of Agreeing and Disagreeing.
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Copyright ©2014 Center for Responsive Schools, Inc
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Item #: 194-BKS-NEFC
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Length: 216 pages
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ISBN: 978-1-892989-61-1
Each core skills chapter includes:
- Practical teaching strategies to use in conjunction with your existing curriculum
- Clear directions for how to teach each skill, give meaningful feedback, and address common mistakes
- Common Core Connections charts listing the K–6 Speaking and Listening Standards addressed in the chapter
- Sample letters to parents to strengthen school-home connections and extend student learning at home
- Free discussion questions! These chapter-by-chapter questions will deepen your learning and help you apply the book’s strategies to your own setting.
- Foreword
- “The Power of Student Conversation” (Introduction)
- Excerpt from “Crafting an Argument” (Chapter 4)
- Teaching Timeline (Appendix B)
- Index
Description
Teach students to consider academic concepts and communicate their ideas in thoughtful, effective, and respectful ways. The Language of Learning covers five core skills: Listening Essentials; Speaking Essentials; Asking and Answering Questions; Crafting an Argument; The Art of Agreeing and Disagreeing.
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Copyright ©2014 Center for Responsive Schools, Inc
-
Item #: 194-BKS-NEFC
-
Length: 216 pages
-
ISBN: 978-1-892989-61-1
Key topics
Each core skills chapter includes:
- Practical teaching strategies to use in conjunction with your existing curriculum
- Clear directions for how to teach each skill, give meaningful feedback, and address common mistakes
- Common Core Connections charts listing the K–6 Speaking and Listening Standards addressed in the chapter
- Sample letters to parents to strengthen school-home connections and extend student learning at home
Sample pages
- Free discussion questions! These chapter-by-chapter questions will deepen your learning and help you apply the book’s strategies to your own setting.
- Foreword
- “The Power of Student Conversation” (Introduction)
- Excerpt from “Crafting an Argument” (Chapter 4)
- Teaching Timeline (Appendix B)
- Index