This practical guide introduces "Teacher Talk," an easy-to-use tool for teachers to help improve elementary students’ vocabulary. When students are exposed to extensive vocabularies, they are better prepared to build their receptive and productive language and succeed academically. Through many inviting examples and real-world guidance, Rowe and Haase explain how to be reflective and intentional about the language you use and how to use elevated or substitutionary language to model different registers of speech for elementary students.
The various "Teacher Talk" strategies in this book cover key topics, including disciplinary vocabulary, modelling academic discourse, addressing state and national standards, and meeting individual student needs across grades K–6. With many charts, activities, and tools that are ready for use, this book equips teachers with many methods for bolstering students’ academic language in the classroom and beyond.
Author(s): Kristen Haase, Carmen Shahadi Rowe
Publisher: Routledge/Eye on Education
Year: 2022
Language: English
Pages: 202
City: New York
Cover
Half Title
Series
Title
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
Meet the Authors
Acknowledgments
Preface
Introduction
1 Prepared for Life
Why Is Teacher Talk Important?
College and Career Readiness: Tales From the Classroom
2 The Principle of Substitutionary Language
Definition of Substitutionary Language
What Does the Research Say?
3 The Importance of Oral Language Inside and Outside the Classroom
The Importance of Oral Language
The Importance of Oral Language in Early Childhood
Conclusion
The Impact of Oral Language on Fostering Literacy in the Classroom and Beyond
Conclusion
The Importance of Oral Language for ELs
A Brief Look at the Role of Oral Language in Second-Language Acquisition
A Question From the Field
A Point to Ponder
Conclusion
4 Strategies for Implementing Substitutionary Language: Where Do I Start?
Strategy #1: Ridding Ourselves of Informal Language
Strategy #2: Using Substitutionary Language While Giving Directions
Strategy #3: Substituting More Nuanced Words and Phrases for Common Ones
Strategy #4: Using Content Vocabulary Across the Curriculum
Strategy #5: Getting Your Morning Started Right
Strategy #6: Using Multiple Meaning Words Across Content Areas
Strategy #7: Exposing Students to a Full Range of Signal Words at the Sentence Level
Strategy #8: Bolstering Our Speech With Literary Devices
Strategy #9: Capitalizing on Root Words and Their Family Members
Strategy #10: Modeling Elevated Language at the Discourse Level
Strategy #11: Modeling Discourse to Address the Common Core Standards
Strategy #12: Emphasizing Character Traits and Theme
5 Building a Schoolwide Culture of Substitutionary Language: How Can We Enlist the Help of All School Staff?
Introduction
Getting Started—Collecting Baseline Data
6 Engaging Caregivers to Use Elevated Language
Introduction
Strategies for Caregivers to Use With Their Children
Tips for Parents When Implementing the Strategies
The School’s Role in Supporting Caregivers in Their Role of Bolstering Language
Index
