Christine Edwards-Groves - PETAA Paper 195
As Christine Edwards-Groves reminds us children want to talk. Well-structured talk builds learners’ thinking and forms the foundation for all literacy practices.
Learners need to be challenged to express their ideas, clarify reasons for their thinking or critique, share their opinions, actively listen to each other and provide rationales for their perspectives and argue for their beliefs.
This article is about the importance of fostering ‘talk moves’ in the classroom that deepen learners’ understanding and draws on recent research.