The Language of Learning: Teaching Students Core Thinking, Listening, and Speaking Skills (Responsive Classroom)
by Margaret Berry Wilson
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Your essential guide for teaching core competencies that every child needs for developing into a highly engaged, self-motivated learner. The Language of Learning offers a practical approach to teaching essential communication skills:Listening and understandingThinking before speaking; speaking clearly and concisely; asking thoughtful questions; giving high-quality answers; backing up opinions with reasons and evidence; agreeing thoughtfully; disagreeing respectfully. The book includes: show more skills chapters on listening, speaking, questioning, crafting an argument, and agreeing and disagreeing respectfully; practical teaching strategies for developing each skill in a way that integrates seamlessly with your existing curriculum; common core connections charts listing K-6 speaking and listening standards addressed by each chapter; teaching timeline suggesting when to introduce each skill; and sample letters to parents about ways to extend their child's learning at home. -- Provided by publisher. show lessTags
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Margaret Berry Wilson leads workshops and coaches teachers on the Responsive Classroom approach. She has authored several other books, including three in the What Every Teacher Needs to Know series, and is a regular contributor of articles and blog posts to www.responsivedassroom.org.
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