Comprehension Through Conversation: The Power of Purposeful Talk in the Reading Workshop

by Maria Nichols

Book Overview

Maria Nichols offers not possible lessons but full descriptions of actual lessons. Here you'll find no ivory-tower examples of what might be, but examples of what is already available in many classrooms. These are classrooms of the sort that we hope our children and grandchildren are lucky enough to encounter - not once in a while but routinely. - Richard L. Allington To say this is an exceptional book about teaching comprehension would be to trivialize...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0325007934
• ISBN13: 9780325007939
• Release Date: August 2006
• Publisher: Heinemann
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.3" x 9.2"
• Grade Range: Kindergarten to Grade 6