When it comes to increasing student motivation and success in writing, classroom talk is a powerful tool. More than simply providing assessment data for predetermined standards, talking with our students builds relationships and acommunitywhere students rely on one anothernot just their teacherfor advice, affirmation, and support.
Lets Talk is packed with real classroom examples and stories to help educators make conferences more manageable and meaningful. Organized by types of conferences, Lets Talk distinguishes between teacher-student talkwhich covers one-on-one, small-group, and whole-class conferencesand student-student talkwhich includes one-on-one and group peer conferences. In addition to addressing the challenges and needsof teachers, coaches, principals, and staff developers in the elementary and middle level grades, Mark Overmeyer also focuses onhow to work with English language learners.
Throughout the book, Mark describes how classroom talk benefits students in a variety of ways, from discovering their interests and backgrounds as writers to helping them develop the language to reflect on their writing progress.
Lets Talk is packed with real classroom examples and stories to help educators make conferences more manageable and meaningful. Organized by types of conferences, Lets Talk distinguishes between teacher-student talkwhich covers one-on-one, small-group, and whole-class conferencesand student-student talkwhich includes one-on-one and group peer conferences. In addition to addressing the challenges and needsof teachers, coaches, principals, and staff developers in the elementary and middle level grades, Mark Overmeyer also focuses onhow to work with English language learners.
Throughout the book, Mark describes how classroom talk benefits students in a variety of ways, from discovering their interests and backgrounds as writers to helping them develop the language to reflect on their writing progress.
