Comprehension Through Conversation

Introduction 1.The Importance of Developing the Ability to Think and Talk in Todayrs"s World 2.The Interconnectedness of Language Development and Purposeful Talk 3.Paradigm Shifts: What Wers"re Pushing Away From, and Why 4.Getting Started: Environments and Instruction that Enable Purposeful Talk 5.Growing Purposeful Talk: Using Read Alouds as the Spark 6.Thinking and Talking About Reading in Increasingly Complex Ways: Immersing Children in Units of Study 7.Building Toward Independence: Moving Reading, Thinking, and Talking Down the Release of Responsibility Slide Appendix References Index

The importance of developing the ability to think and talk in today's world	p. 1
The interconnectedness of language development and purposeful talk	p. 11
Paradigm shifts : what we're pushing away from, and why	p. 26
Getting started : environments and instruction that enable purposeful talk	p. 37
Growing purposeful talk : using read alouds as the spark	p. 51
Thinking and talking about reading in increasingly complex ways : immersing children in units of study	p. 71
Building toward independence : moving reading, thinking, and talking down the release of responsibility slide	p. 88
Core text choices for fiction study	p. 105
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