Talking, listening, and teaching: a guide to classroom communication

How participants in a classroom communicate as a whole has the potential to enhance or inhibit a student's potential to succeed. This accessible guide helps teachers explore the communication patterns that exist in their classrooms and determine if and how those patterns can be changed to improve instruction. In specific, non-technical terms, the author shows how to gather data—"teacherand student talk"—transcribe classroom dialogue, and then analyze the information to uncover common problems that might undermine the learning process. Talking, Listening, and Teaching: A Guide to Classroom Communication demystifies classroom communication by explaining: What makes for good communication How classroom talk is different from communication outside the classroom What type of questioning leads to good discussions Why and how to give feedback How nonverbal communication impacts the classroom With reflective questions and recommendations for improving practice in each chapter, this essential guide assiststeachers of all grade levels and subjects to improve learning for every student in their classrooms. INDICE: Preface / Acknowledgments / About the Author / Talking, Listening,Teaching: Understanding Classroom Communication: Mary's Class: An Illustration What Is Communication? What Is Classroom Communication? Talking and Listening A Framework for Understanding Classroom Communication Studying CommunicationPatterns Reflecting on Classroom Communication / I Treat Them All the Same: Supporting Classroom Communicative Competence: 'I Treat Them All the Same' WhatIs Classroom Communicative and Interactional Competence Home and School Communication Differences Gender Differentiation Communication Apprehension Reflecting on Classroom Communicative Competence / You Talk Like a Teacher: Collecting and Analyzing Classroom Communication: Basic Classroom Communication Structure Variability in Classroom Communication Structure How to Examine Classroom Communication Patterns Reflecting on Classroom Communication Data / Why Don't They Do What I Ask? Developing Effecitve Classroom Participation: A Bad Beginning Organizing Effective Classroom Participation Teacher Talk Reflecting on Effective Classroom Participation / What Is 2+2? Examining Teachers' Questions: Informant Questioning Strategies Types of Teacher Questions Ways of Directing Questions Characteristics of Good Teacher Questions Characteristics of Unproductive Questions Teacher Wait-Time Reflecting on Teachers' Questions / OK! Good!Exploring Teacher Feedback

• ISBN: 978-1-4129-6269-8
• Editorial: Sage Publications
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 144
• Fecha Publicación: 01/10/2009
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés