- 192 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
In the years since Choice Words: How Our Language Affects Children's Learning was first published and quickly became a beloved bestseller, countless educators and their students have been impacted by this short, but powerful book. Throughout it, author Peter Johnston provides examples of seemingly ordinary words, phrases, and uses of language that are pivotal in the orchestration of the classroom. Grounded in a balance of research and classroom practice, Choice Words demonstrates how and what we say (and don't say) have surprising consequences for what children learn and for who they become as literate people.
Now, in this second edition, Peter Johnston returns to the central message of the book—that teachers' language is their most powerful tool for impacting children's learning and creating classroom community. With updates throughout the chapters to both the research and classroom examples, and new chapters on social-emotional learning and mindsets, this book has much to offer to both those familiar with Choice Words and those who will read it for the first time.
This book will be enlightening for any teacher who wishes to be more conscious of the many ways their language helps children acquire literacy skills and view the world, their peers, and themselves in new ways.
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Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Endorsements Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication Page
- Contents
- Foreword by P. David Pearson
- Acknowledgments
- Preface to the Second Edition
- Chapter 1 The Language of Influence in Teaching
- Chapter 2 Noticing and Naming
- Chapter 3 Identity
- Chapter 4 Agency and Becoming Strategic
- Chapter 5 Meaning-Making Mindsets
- Chapter 6 Flexibility and Transfer (or Generalizing)
- Chapter 7 Emotional and Social Life
- Chapter 8 Knowing
- Chapter 9 An Evolutionary, Democratic Learning Community
- Chapter 10 Who Do You Think You're Talking To?
- Appendix A The Fine Print
- Appendix B Four Fourth Graders
- Appendix C Analysis of Debbie Miller's Interaction with the Class and Brendan
- Notes
- References
- Index