This book will help teachers and researchers uncover the connections between what is known about language and literacy acquisition and how teachers can create conditions for peer talk in a variety of settings. "Peer Talk in the Classroom" sets itself apart from most texts because it describes the research underlying the instructional practice and explains how the practice was planned, implemented, and evaluated in a classroom setting.
Jeanne R. Paratore is an associate professor of education at Boston University, Boston, Massachusets, USA.
Rachel L. McCormack is a consulting teacher of reading and a classroom teacher at the Plymouth, Massachusets Public Schools, Plymouth, Massachusets, USA.