Professional Reading for Middle Level Educators: All about Talk!

As we prepare students to become successful learners and citizens, talk is one of our most powerful tools. Here are three books that suggest ways to use talk for positive learning outcomes, for inquiry and reflective assessment, and for supporting differentiation, collaboration, and active learning. Reviewed are: The Reading Turn-Around: A Five-Part Framework for Differentiated Instruction; Inviting Students to Learn: 100 Tips for Talking Effectively with Your Students; Classroom Reading Assessments: More Efficient Ways to View and Evaluate Your Readers.