Conversation Compass : A Teacher's Guide to High-Quality Language Learning in Young Children (Paperback)

This guide provides early childhood teachers with a tool to promote meaningful conversations for high-quality language learning and school readiness in the preschool classroom by talking to children with specific learning objectives in mind and planning opportunities for them to talk with each other during small-group activities. It emphasizes these skills in all children, especially ethnic minority children who may speak a different language or dialect at home. It discusses what makes a good conversation, the role of cultural differences, and how to be a good conversation partner, and how to encourage, plan, and monitor instructional peer conversations to improve social skills, language development, reasoning, and academic talk. Annotation ©2015 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)