Talking sense in science : helping children understand through talk /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Newton, Douglas P.
• Μορφή: Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: London ; New York : Routledge/Falmer, 2003.
• Θέματα: Science > Study and teaching (Elementary); Communication in education.; EDUCATION > Teaching Methods & Materials > Science & Technology.; Electronic books.

Looks at ways of understanding in science, and scientific language as well as how talk can support practical activities. Each idea is described, illustrated and followed by a short task to develop teaching skills.

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• pt. 1. Understanding and science : why and what
• Why understand
• Some kinds of understanding in science
• Getting to know the understandings you will support
• Scientific language
• Cumulative summary
• pt. 2. Helping children understand : guiding thought
• Guiding thought
• Science talk and practical activity
• Changing minds
• Pressing for understanding
• Cumulative summary
• pt. 3. Doing more for understanding
• Building bridges
• Science talk and scaffolding
• Science talk and modelling thinking
• Science talk and predicting
• Science talk and inanimate teachers
• Science talk and stories
• Science talk and games
• Science talk and graphic organizers
• Cumulative summary
• pt. 4. Conversations in science
• Conversations in science
• Conversations from events
• Conversations from children's questions
• Conversations from artefacts
• Conversations from pictures
• Conversations from stories and poems
• Who takes the initiative?
• Cumulative summary
• Endnote : some possible responses to the tasks.