Regarding Children's Words: Teacher Research on Language and LiteracyCynthia Ballenger Teachers College Press, 2004 - 176 pages Written by members of one of the best-known and longest-standing teacher study groups, this compelling collection of essays explores the intersection of though, language and culture as revealed in classroom discourse. Focusing on classroom issues, this insightful volume shows teachers how to make reflection play a key role in their teaching and planning and how to translate research into improved teaching and learning in the classroom. |
Table des matières
Developing a Community of Inquiry The Values and Practices of the Brookline Teacher Researcher Seminar | 1 |
Turns in a Conversation An Exemplar of a Project in the BTRS | 12 |
I Need People Storytelling in a SecondGrade Classroom | 22 |
Reading Storybooks with Young Children The Case of The Three Robbers | 31 |
Students Talking and Writing Their Way into Functional Worlds | 43 |
In Search of an Honest Response | 71 |
Whats Real About Imagination? | 85 |
Mainstreaming Entering Another Classrooms Culture | 106 |
Look Karen Im Running Like Jello Imagination as a Question a Topic a Tool for Literacy Research and Learning | 119 |
Imagining the Classroom | 149 |
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About the Contributors | 165 |
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