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Building Literacy Through Classroom Discussion: Research-Based Strategies for Developing Critical Readers and Thoughtful Writers in Middle School
Eija Rougle
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"An eminently practical and readable book. It brings teachers into a world of practice that is deeply grounded in theory and the belief that children are intelligent beings who have something to say." —Carol R. Rodgers, Assistant Professor of Education, University at Albany, State University of New York
"Adler and Rougle do a terrific job of synthesizing current theory and research and explaining it in vivid, accessible language. They further provide a wide array of practical ideas that teachers can use to promote discussions both in daily classrooms and in the broader curricular conversations that give meaning to each day’s activities. I wish I’d had this book when I began my career as a high school English teacher." —Peter Smagorinsky, Professor of Secondary English Education, University of Georgia
"Research on reading and literature instruction at the National Research Center on English Learning and Achievement has recently documented the important potential of whole class discussion—the open exchange of ideas—in teaching literature and reading in the English Language Arts. Mary Adler and Eija Rougle, who helped conduct this research, have written this invaluable guide for teachers that not only closely examines the link between discussion and reading but shows them, step by step, how to organize their teaching. In a policy climate where the stakes of literacy learning have never been higher, teachers, principals, and educators dare not miss Building Literacy Through Classroom Discussion—it is an essential book." —Martin Nystrand, Professor of English, University of Wisconsin-Madison