Literacy Out Loud : Creating Vibrant Classrooms Where Talk Is the Springboard for All Learning.

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction: Why Classroom Talk Matters -- Oral Language: A Constant Becoming Yet More Important -- The It Factor of Literacy -- Positive Emotional Connections Through Talk -- Oral Language: "Like a Compass" -- Chapter 1: Using Oral Language to Create Community -- The Impetus of Thought -- Community Circle: Setting the Tone for the Day -- Passing the Talking Stick -- Building Community Through Story Sharing -- Thoughts on Creating a Community That Is Caring -- Chapter 2: Creating a "Talk" Classroom -- Why Teachers May Mistrust Talk -- Having Real Discussions with Our Students -- On the Need for a "Good Talk" Model -- Strategies for Cultivating Good Talk -- Assessing Talk: Part of Purposeful Planning -- Conditions for Creating a Classroom Where Talk Flourishes -- The Last Word: Students Talk About Talk -- Chapter 3: Learning Out Loud: Talk Strategies for Students -- Sketch to Stretch Plus -- The Strategy Applied to The Crow's Tale -- Working with Wordless Books -- Discussion Strategies for Partners -- Small-Group Discussion Strategies -- Whole-Group Discussions and Sharing -- Close Connections: Talking and Drawing -- Chapter 4: Playing with Language Out Loud -- Let's Begin with Poetry -- Creating Multimodal Poetry -- Using Texts to Spark Thought and Talk about Words -- Playing with Words to Augment Vocabulary -- Chapter 5: Optimizing the Impact of Read-Alouds -- Take Students on a Reading Ride -- Provocative Texts and Talking About Them -- Problem-Based Texts -- Evocative Texts: Where Visuals Stimulate Conversation -- Strategies for Use Before, During, and After the Read-Aloud -- The Last Word: Students Talk About Read-Alouds -- Chapter 6: Using Drama to Enhance Oral Communication -- Not Quiet on the Set! Drama Produces Better Communication -- Choral Speaking - No Two Oral Interpretations Alike.

Everyday Drama Activities -- Using Minimal Scripts for Maximum Effect -- Exploring the Potential of Nursery Rhymes -- Asking Questions, Composing Answers -- What to Strive For in the Drama Classroom -- Chapter 7: Speaking from the Heart: Storytelling -- Cultural Considerations in Story Selection -- Benefits of Engaging in Storytelling -- Getting Started in Storytelling -- Storytelling in a Range of Ways -- Fire from the Spoken Word -- Chapter 8: Using Talk Circles for Readers Theatre -- What Readers Theatre Does -- Getting Started with Readers Theatre -- Demonstration of Readers Theatre with Critical Listeners -- Ten Steps for Successful Readers Theatre -- Co-creating Scripts -- Chapter 9: Coming Full Circle -- The Beauty of the Circle -- Talking Like Walking: Students' Voices -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- L -- M -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- V -- W.

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