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Are you listening? : Fostering conversations that help young children learn / Lisa Burman.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: St. Paul, MN : Redleaf Press, 2009.Description: x, 210 pages : illustrations ; 26 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781933653464
  • 1933653469
Subject(s):
Contents:
Learning and your view of the child -- Conversations in the classroom -- The right environment -- Facilitating conversations -- Collecting conversations -- Interpreting conversations -- Listening to the child with developing language -- Using conversations purposefully.
Summary: "Conversations are more than an exchange of words; they are the core of the teaching method discussed in Are You Listening? This book offers early childhood educators an original model for using conversation as a learning tool in the classroom that is child-centered and compatible with emergent curriculum and Reggio Emilia approaches. Conversation is a powerful tool that engages children in actively constructing their understandings of the world while also strengthening their social, cognitive, and language skills. This book explains how to create a culture of conversation, including information on theories of learning and how to facilitate discussions based on children's interests, set up your classroom to promote conversation, and document and interpret what is said."--Publisher's website.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Parent/Teacher Resource Collection-Children's 372.1102 B962 Available 33111008858595
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Conversations take place in every early childhood classroom--between teachers and children, and among children. Are You Listening? asks teachers to examine these conversations and their impact on children's learning.

Often, teachers use conversations to impart information to children instead of really listening to children and allowing them to make their own decisions. Grounded in child-centered, relationship-based theory, this book covers topics such as how to create an environment that supports quality conversations, how to encourage conversations that support learning and development, and how to work with children with limited language capabilities.

Includes bibliographical references.

Learning and your view of the child -- Conversations in the classroom -- The right environment -- Facilitating conversations -- Collecting conversations -- Interpreting conversations -- Listening to the child with developing language -- Using conversations purposefully.

"Conversations are more than an exchange of words; they are the core of the teaching method discussed in Are You Listening? This book offers early childhood educators an original model for using conversation as a learning tool in the classroom that is child-centered and compatible with emergent curriculum and Reggio Emilia approaches. Conversation is a powerful tool that engages children in actively constructing their understandings of the world while also strengthening their social, cognitive, and language skills. This book explains how to create a culture of conversation, including information on theories of learning and how to facilitate discussions based on children's interests, set up your classroom to promote conversation, and document and interpret what is said."--Publisher's website.

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