This book reviews some current theories about the internal organization of written and oral discourse. The articles range from the theoretical to the highly pra

Teachers know quality talk helps develop students' intelligence. Unfortunately, there hasn't been enough support in showing teachers how to plan for this kind o

This volume examines how oral and written language function in school learning , and how oral texts can be successfully inter-connected to the written texts tha

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Talking Texts is a guide for teachers to the steps and strategies of implementing text clubs in many forms— fiction and nonfiction book clubs, textbook clubs,