Mercer, N. & Hodgkinson, S. (2008) Exploring Talk in School LONDON; Sage Publications
'Dialogic Teaching'
3 main areas
- organising interaction
whole class,
collaboration,
collective groups,
one to one (teacher),
one to one (pair)
- Teaching Talk
rote (repetition),
Recitiation (cue questions, clues),
Instruction, exposition (telling them what to do)
- Learning Talk
oral expression and interaction of the child
various different abilities
listening, being receptive
giving other time
thinking about what they hear
