Classroom Discussions: Using Math Talk to Help Students Learn, Grades K-6

by Suzanne H. Chapin, Catherine O'Connor, Nancy Canavan Anderson

Rare book

Genres: Education, Nonfiction, Mathematics, Teaching, Professional Development

312 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2003

Reviews

[Jeff · Rating 3 out of 5]

Chapin and her co-authors have written a useful guidebook to using talk in math class to advance student understanding. The ideas are great and provide a foundation for starting a discussion based approach to mathematics instruction. However, I found the text repetitive in parts.

[Shannon · Rating 4 out of 5]

Relatively dry writing, but excellent case studies and examples of how to have powerful, on-track discussions in math. I especially appreciated the many, many ideas for troubleshooting unsuccessful math talk.

[Teri · Rating 4 out of 5]

recommend to teachers of math everywhere, although you'll get bogged down with the never ending examples. it's worth the read. the only way we're going to move forward in mathematics education is by having students talk about their thinking.

[Sheila · Rating 5 out of 5]

Rereading this book! So many helpful ideas for increasing the amount of high-quality mathematically productive talk!

[Marilyn · Rating 4 out of 5]

Suzanne Chapin does a good job of presenting the information. Teachers can use this daily in the classroom. Curious to see how it changes my students.

[Deanna Richardson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good book to help with classroom discussion. I will be using it as a guide for my coaching.