Nichols Maria. Talking About Text: Guiding Students to Increase Comprehension Through Purposeful Talk

Shell Education, 2008. — 112 p. — ISBN: 1425805329.The best way to understand text is to think and talk about it. This NEW professional guide defines what purposeful talk is, why it is important, and how it increases comprehension. Students will be empowered to have meaningful discussions about texts as they implement the effective strategies modeled in this book. Research-based strategies promote building meaningful conversations with students Model lessons from real classrooms demonstrate how to utilize these effective approaches to get students thinking and talking about text Support is provided for teachers to design lessons and think through essential instructional elements that will ensure successful implementation and gradually release responsibility to students.
About the Author
Maria Nichols, a National Board Certified Teacher, is an elementary level literacy staff developer for San Diego City Schools. Previously, she was a classroom teacher for 15 years, including 3 years of professional development work and demonstration teaching at the district's Literacy Professional Development Center.