What It Really Means
Teacher Talk: What It Really Means
Author: Chick Moorman and Nancy Weber
Binding Type: Paper
Size: 5 x 8
Number of Pages: 138
Year Published: 1989
Availability: Usually in Stock or 4-5 days
Price: 15.00
This book is about teachers' talk — the comments, questions, commands, and suggestions that teachers direct at students every day. It explores the way teachers talk to children and exposes the underlying "silent messages" that accompany their spoken words.
The fact is that eighty percent of all talking in classrooms is done by teachers. Sometimes that talk is lecture. Other times it involves giving directions, reprimanding, reminding, praising, suggesting, discussing, motivating, or expanding. Regardless of its form, from kindergarten through twelfth grade, teacher talk makes up for eighty percent of classroom talk.
Your choice of words and your language selections are critical to the self-esteem, the academic success, and the healthy mental and emotional development of your students. There is an undeniable link between the words you speak and the attitudes and outcomes students create in their lives. By selecting words and phrases intentionally; by altering your present language; by adding to or talking away from your common utterances; you can empower your students and enhance their learning.
The phrases and supporting rationale contained in Teacher Talk: What It Really Means are designed to help you take an in-depth look at how you talk with children. The authors' intent is not to encourage you to feel guilt or remorse over language you have used in the past, but to provide you with new perspective on old patterns, along with an array of new choices. Use this resource to question your talk. Is it creating the results you really desire? The choice is yours.
