TY  - BOOK
AU  - Newton,Douglas P.
TI  - Talking sense in science: helping children understand through talk 
SN  - 0415253519
AV  - LB1585 .N44 2002
PY  - 2002///
CY  - London, New York
PB  - Routledge/Falmer
KW  - Science
KW  - Study and teaching (Elementary)
KW  - Communication in education
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-174) and indexes; part 1; Understanding and science : why and what; -- Why understand; -- Some kinds of understanding in science; -- Getting to know the understandings you will support; -- Scientific language; -- Cumulative summary --; part 2; Helping children understand : guiding thought; -- Guiding thought; -- Science talk and practical activity; -- Changing minds; -- Pressing for understanding; -- Cumulative summary --; part 3; Doing more for understanding; -- Building bridges; -- Science talk and scaffolding; -- Science talk and modelling thinking; -- Science talk and predicting; -- Science talk and inanimate teachers; -- Science talk and stories; -- Science talk and games; -- Science talk and graphic organizers; -- Cumulative summary --; part 4; Conversations in science; -- Conversations in science; -- Conversations from events; -- Conversations from children's questions; -- Conversations from artefacts; -- Conversations from pictures; -- Conversations from stories and poems; -- Who takes the initiative?; -- Cumulative summary; -- Endnote : some possible responses to the tasks
N2  - Looks at ways of understanding in science, and scientific language as well as how talk can support practical activities. Each idea is described, illustrated and followed by a short task to develop teaching skills
ER  -