Talk about Understanding: Rethinking Classroom Talk to Enhance Comprehension

by Ellin Oliver Keene

Book Overview

Reading education pioneer Ellin Oliver Keene demystifies comprehension instruction by describing what it can look like when readers comprehend deeply and what it can look like when teachers aim for this deep comprehension. This ground-breaking book is illustrated with video footage of Ellin modeling the reading instruction she describes. Here, you can watch Ellin use language and teaching moves that help students...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0325028397
• ISBN13: 9780325028392
• Release Date: January 2012
• Publisher: Heinemann Educational Books
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.4" x 9.2"
• Grade Range: Kindergarten to Grade 8