Talking Their Way Into Science: Hearing Children's Questions and Theories, Responding with Curriculum
(Part of the Language and Literacy Series)
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Book Overview
Karen Gallas provides us with a window into children's thinking about the world, enabling us to see how students build complex theories, identify important questions, and begin to enter the world of science, all within the naturalistic setting of the classroom. As the title suggests, this book treats classroom science as a particular type of discourse, with its own set of language and thinking practices. Gallas describes the content, structure, and practice of her child-centered approach, explains how the teacher's role in Science Talks develops and changes over time, and discusses how the use of Science Talks could transform science instruction as a whole. The full transcripts of two such talks included in the appendix, in addition to many smaller quoted interchanges throughout the text, will fascinate readers.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0807734357
ISBN13:9780807734353
Release Date:June 1995
Publisher:Teachers College Press
Length:128 Pages
Weight:0.45 lbs.
Dimensions:0.4" x 6.3" x 9.0"
Customer Reviews
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Talking to learn/ An excellent method
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
Karen Gallas does extensive research into the method of letting children talk to learn as a learning technique. This book can be used as a handbook on how to integrate this type of teaching method into your own classroom. This is an excellent resource for any teacher wanting to really let their students interact with the content that you are teaching.
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