Academic Classroom Talk

Shhhhh… ���It’s time to �

LEARN! �

F R E E Z E Group.

Mix,

Mrs.  Munger’s  class    

“Simmer,

Simmer

down, Class” Was This�

experience? �YOUR�

A peek into Mrs. Munger’s Class….

Robin

Rally

Teacher  Talk   Student  Talk  

80%  

Typical. �

30�

minutes �per hour �

24�seconds�per child.�

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PURPOSEFUL TALK is one of the major means through which children construct and refine their understanding of language. Talk should underpin all (language) activities.�

�-Education Department of Western Australia (1996) �

PURPOSEFUL TALK is also one of the main ways in which children develop their understanding of new concepts. As such, it becomes the KINGPIN around which instructional tasks revolve. It is INTEGRAL TO ALL COMPONENTS OF A LESSON- from teacher modeling and guiding to BOTH COLLABORATIVE AND INDEPENDENT TASKS. �

-Fisher, Frey, Rothenberg �

Less… ���

Teacher Talk�

MORE….���

�Of this.  

And… ���

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This.���

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Chips  

Talking  

If LEARNING is our primary goal, and language is a vehicle to learning, why is silence equated to learning? �      

?�  

What is the role of academic talk in your teaching �

What is the role of academic talk in your learning? �  

What does

your snapshot look like? �  

“These kids can’t (or don’t) …” �?

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We must PLAN carefully and purposefully, USING TALK AS A TOOL to build students’ understanding.�

We must: �

•  plan meaningful student interactions that occur within an authentic context �

•  explicitly teach the language that students need to be able to engage in academic

discourse about content, and �

•  always, always link their talk to reading and writing�

-From Content Area Conversations by Fisher, Frey, Rothenberg �

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Interview STEP 3

Short Term & Long Term Plans … �

P I E S

Positive interdependence

Individual accountability

Equal or equitable participation

Simultaneous interaction

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