This article describes methods for analysing classroom talk, comparing their strengths and
weaknesses. Both quantitative and qualitative methods are described and assessed for their …

Better than Best Practice offers a new way of thinking about classroom practice, professional
development, and improving teaching and learning. This companion book and website …

In this chapter, we argue that artifactual literacies as a lens, opens up new worlds for
educators; as teachers grapple with the complexities of their students' social worlds we offer …

Systematic analysis or coding of classroom dialogue is useful for assessing the role of high-
quality interaction in supporting learning. However, although coding is an immensely …

Despite the growing popularity of research on teachers' curriculum adaptation, how to
improve their ability to adapt curriculum productively remains unexplored. This paper …

Background/Context Since the 1970s, researchers have attempted to link observational
measures of instructional process to student achievement (and occasionally to other …

This article presents an analysis of the standard language ideology within a corpus of school-
designed language policy documents from 264 primary schools in England. It examines the …

Teachers are increasingly called on to use dialogic teaching practices to engage active
pupil participation in academically challenging classroom discourse. Such practices are in …

Leaning on a communicational framework for studying social, affective, and cognitive
aspects of learning, the present study offers a new look at the construction of an identity of …

Are you looking for one book that gives a comprehensive account of primary and early years
English, language and literacy teaching? This fully revised fourth edition of Teaching …