Articulate Classroom

Prue Goodwin is a lecturer on literacy education and children’s books. Having spent many years working at the University of Reading, she is now freelance as a lecturer to education professionals and a consultant to children’s publishers.

• Preface Lyn DawesIntroduction Prue Goodwin Part 1 Every voice is valued1. The articulate playground: Trainee teachers meet pocket monsters Elizabeth Grugeon2. Having your own voice valued David Skidmore3. Circle Time Carol Smith4. Speak for yourself Prue GoodwinPart 2 Across the whole curriculum5. Small children talking their way into being readers Judith Graham6. Talking about reading George Hunt7. Talking about writing Joy McCormick8. Sorting out learning through group talk Sue Lyle9. 'Five little dollies jumping on the bed':– Learning about mathematics through talk Janet Evans10. IT’s all talk? Frank MonaghanPart 3 Imagination and creativity11. Foundations for talk: Speaking and listening in the early years classroom Lesley Clark12. 'Is that the little pig?': Using toy telephones in the early years classroom Julia Gillen, with Liz Stone and Liz Cosier13. Choose your words carefully: Drama, speaking and literacy Andy Kempe14. Crick Crack Chin my Story’s in: Stories and storytelling Teresa Grainger15. 'Jessica and Jordan meet an alien': Creating a story in a multilingual classroom Jackie KirkPart 4 Talking about language16. Interthinking: The power of productive talk Lyn Dawes17. Checking on the checker: Using computers to talk about spelling and grammar Michael Lockwood