The Power of Our Words: Teacher Language that Helps Children Learn
By Paula Denton.
Description
Learn how teachers can use language—words, tone, and pace—to increase student engagement, build a positive classroom community, and more effectively manage behavior.In this warm and thought-provoking guide, Paula Denton offers practical tips, real-life anecdotes, and concrete examples, including specific suggestions about language to adopt and language to avoid. Topics include:Using language to help children envision successOpen-ended questions that stretch children's thinkingListening and using silence skillfullyThe 3 Rs of teaching language: reinforcing, reminding, and re...
ISBN(s)
189298959X, 9781892989598
