Education Theory, Instruction Methods, Certification & Development, Elementary Education 

Learn how teachers can use language—words, tone, and pace—to increase student engagement, build a positive classroom community, and more effectively manage behavior.In this warm and thought-provoking guide, Paula Denton offers practical tips, real-life anecdotes, and concrete examples, including specific suggestions about language to adopt and language to avoid. Topics include:Using language to help children envision successOpen-ended questions that stretch children's thinkingListening and using silence skillfullyThe 3 Rs of teaching language: reinforcing, reminding, and redirectingSaying what you mean and meaning what you say: giving brief, concrete instructions that offer meaningful, specific encouragementThe Power of Our Words advocates a sensible approach to teacher language that is backed by research and proven through decades of successful practice in elementary classrooms nationwide. - from Amzon