How classroom talk supports reading comprehension

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Palincsar, A. s. & Brown, A. L. (2003) Collaborative approaches to comprehension instruction. In: Sweet, A. P. & Snow, A. E. (eds.) Rethinking reading comprehension. New York: the Guilford Press

Chinn, C. A. & Anderson, R. C. (1998) The structure of discussion that promote reasoning, Teachers college Record, 100, 315-368.

An article in the TES considering the use of dialogic learning in the classroom: Alexander, R. (2004) Talking to learn. TES, 30 January [Online]. Available at: http://www.tes.co.uk/section/story/?section=Archive&sub_section=TES+Teacher&story_id=389939&Type=0 (Accessed: 7 September 2005).

The Technology assisting literacy knowledge (TALK) website offers teachers access to literacy-based activities to use with their students. Available at: http://teach.fcps.net/talk/index2.asp?nav=clg (Accessed: 7 September 2005).

Another digest focused on teaching children to reason collaboratively is:
Widening access to educational opportunities through teaching children how to reason together, [Online.] Available at: http://www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/research/themes/speakandlisten/wegerif_access/ (Accessed 7 September 2005).

For a more detailed summary of research into the role of social interaction as a means of constructing learning with related teacher case study examples:
Social interaction as a means of constructing learning: the impact of Lev Vygotsky’s ideas on teaching and learning, [Online.] Available at:
http://www.gtce.org.uk/PolicyAndResearch/research/ROMtopics/vygotsky1/ (Accessed 7 September 2005).

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Research Home Themes \| Find digests \| About the digests resources glossary researchers contact TRIPS Introduction How did classroom talk affect students’ learning? What role did teachers’ talk play in student discussion? How was the study designed? How was talk assessed? What are the implications? Where can I find out more? Send us your feedback Collated digests To view/remove/add notes and save your collated digests click here Get Word Reader How classroom talk supports reading comprehension This digest found in English Speaking and Listening Send to a friend Word doc 80KB Printer friendly Collate for later Where can I find out more? Palincsar, A. s. & Brown, A. L. (2003) Collaborative approaches to comprehension instruction. In: Sweet, A. P. & Snow, A. E. (eds.) Rethinking reading comprehension. New York: the Guilford Press Chinn, C. A. & Anderson, R. C. (1998) The structure of discussion that promote reasoning, Teachers college Record, 100, 315-368. An article in the TES considering the use of dialogic learning in the classroom: Alexander, R. (2004) Talking to learn. TES, 30 January [Online]. Available at: http://www.tes.co.uk/section/story/?section=Archive&sub_section=TES+Teacher&story_id=389939&Type=0 (Accessed: 7 September 2005). The Technology assisting literacy knowledge (TALK) website offers teachers access to literacy-based activities to use with their students. Available at: http://teach.fcps.net/talk/index2.asp?nav=clg (Accessed: 7 September 2005). Another digest focused on teaching children to reason collaboratively is: Widening access to educational opportunities through teaching children how to reason together, [Online.] Available at: http://www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/research/themes/speakandlisten/wegerif_access/ (Accessed 7 September 2005). For a more detailed summary of research into the role of social interaction as a means of constructing learning with related teacher case study examples: Social interaction as a means of constructing learning: the impact of Lev Vygotsky’s ideas on teaching and learning, [Online.] Available at: http://www.gtce.org.uk/PolicyAndResearch/research/ROMtopics/vygotsky1/ (Accessed 7 September 2005).