Promoting Academic Talk in Schools

<p><em>Promoting Academic Talk in Schools</em> brings together a rich array of recent research to explore how academic talk helps transform student experience across a variety of learning environments. Drawing on conceptual frameworks and evidence-based strategies each chapter analyses the implications for practice in both formal and informal classroom settings.</p><p></p><p>The book covers topics from collaborative and productive talk to increasing student participation and parent-student talk outside of the classroom. With contributions from academics in Australia the UK the USA and Spain it provides a comprehensive Western perspective of academic talk in schools.</p><p>Promoting Academic Talk in Schools offers both theoretical perspectives and practical implications making it an ideal resource for both researchers and postgraduate students in this burgeoning field.</p>