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The K-3 Guide to Academic Conversations

Practices, Scaffolds, and Activities
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If you're looking for a way to foster purposeful content discussions and high-quality interpersonal engagement, then put The K-3 Guide to Academic Conversations at the top
Dr. Jeff Zwiers is a senior researcher at the Stanford University Graduate School of Education in the Center to Support Excellence in Teaching. His work focuses on improving learning in diverse classrooms, language development, and student interactions. Dr. Sara Hamerla is an ELL Administrator in the Newton Public Schools. She has taught English as a second language and served as an administrator in public schools in Massachusetts. Her teaching experience also includes teaching history and language arts in Colombia and Ecuador. In the past several years, she has trained many teachers on how to implement academic conversations.
Acknowledgments About the Authors Introduction Chapter 1: Building a Foundation for Conversation Work Chapter 2: Activities and Lesson Plans for Introducing the Skills Chapter 3: Academic Conversations for Literacy Chapter 4: Academic Conversations in Science, Social Studies, Math, and Art Chapter 5: Assessing Student Conversations Appendices References Index
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