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Well Spoken: Teaching Speaking to All Students
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Palmer, Erik – Stenhouse Publishers, 2011
All teachers at all grade levels in all subjects have speaking assignments for students, but many teachers believe they don't know how to teach speaking, and many even fear public speaking themselves. In his new book, "Well Spoken", veteran teacher and education consultant Erik Palmer shares the art of teaching speaking in any classroom. Teachers…
Descriptors: Public Speaking, Teaching Methods, Educational Strategies, Oral Language
A Sea of Talk.
Dwyer, John, Ed. – 1989
Arguing that talk has an important place in the English language arts curriculum and across the whole curriculum, this book presents examples of children and teachers talking together, talking about what they are doing "here and now," and talking about what they know and feel about events shaping the world beyond the classroom. Chapter…
Descriptors: Child Language, Classroom Environment, Classroom Observation Techniques, Classroom Research
Communication Competencies: Together They Grow. Proceedings of the Annual Pittsburgh Conference on Reading and Writing (33rd, Pittsburgh, PA, October 10-11, 1980).
Biggs, Shirley A., Ed.; And Others. – 1982
The 26 papers in this compilation focus on integrated communication instruction. The papers are arranged into four categories: the integrated curriculum, theory and practice on integration, implementation of the integrated curriculum, and the integrated curriculum beyond the classroom. Specific topics discussed in the papers include (1) language…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Curriculum, Elementary Secondary Education, Integrated Activities
Novel Ideas for Young Readers! Projects and Activities.
Kuta, Katherine Wiesolek; Zernial, Susan – 2000
This book offers 60 stimulating, classroom-tested activities to instill a love of literature and help young learners develop as readers, writers, and speakers. By using picture books, novels, or even nonfiction readings as starting points, the reproducible worksheets in the book can be implemented to strengthen students' entire spectrum of…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Childrens Literature, Class Activities, Classroom Techniques
Engaging Students: Thinking, Talking, Cooperating.
Adger, Carolyn Temple; And Others – 1995
The "silent" classrooms of yesterday are no longer appropriate for today's educational needs. Students require a learning experience rich in oral language, and schools are being asked to educate them for work that requires analytic competence and collaborative interactive skills. A revised curriculum and new teaching strategies are…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Communication Skills, Cooperative Learning
LAS Language Arts Supplement, English. Revised Edition.
DeAvila, Edward A.; Duncan, Sharon E. – 1977
This collection of over 100 games and activities is intended to increase oral proficiency among Spanish-speaking children without requiring reading skills. The collection grew out of the desire to provide remedies for specific linguistic weaknesses in English as identified by the Language Assessment Scales (LAS). Because tongue twisters, riddles…
Descriptors: Biculturalism, Bilingual Education, Child Language, Childrens Games
LAS Language Arts Supplement, Spanish. Revised Edition.
DeAvila, Edward A.; Duncan, Sharon E. – 1977
Like its English counterpart, this is a collection of over 100 games and activities whose intent is to increase oral proficiency without requiring reading skills. The collection grew out of the desire to provide remedies for specific linguistic weaknesses in Spanish as identified by the Language Assessment Scales. Because tongue twisters, riddles,…
Descriptors: Biculturalism, Bilingual Education, Child Language, Childrens Games