Margaret Berry Wilson

The Language of Learning: Teaching Students Core Thinking, Listening, & Speaking Skills (Responsive Classroom) Margaret Berry Wilson 1st edition

The Language of Learning offers a practical approach to teaching these essential communication skills:

• Listening and understanding
• Thinking before speaking
• Speaking clearly and concisely
• Asking thoughtful questions
• Giving high-quality answers
• Backing up opinions with reasons and evidence
• Agreeing thoughtfully
• Disagreeing respectfully

Includes:

• Skills chapters on listening, speaking, questioning, crafting an argument, and agreeing and disagreeing respectfully
• Practical teaching strategies for developing each skill in a way that integrates seamlessly with your existing curriculum
• Common core connections charts listing K-6 speaking and listening standards addressed by each chapter
• Teaching timeline suggesting when to introduce each skill
• Sample letters to parents about ways to extend their child's learning at home