Choice Words,   ISBN:9781571103895

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Choice Words was a great read! The book provided applicable real-classroom strategies that could be used in any educational setting. I would especially recommend this book for any new teacher.

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I did not recieve the book after a 2-wk wait. I originally gave a poor rating, then revoked it on This Old Firehouses's request & offer for a 1/2-price rate on my next purchase. I STILL NEED THE BOOK & am waiting for a reply to my email that asks HOW I make a 1/2 - price purchase. There are other cys available.

Linda Miller

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This book came in the condition it described and came before the expected date! Thanks!

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This book does a great job of making you really consider the words you use with your students as a teacher. Not only does it give great advice, but it also gives some great tips and examples of how to approach common situations and what to say. Also, the appendices are prety informative as well. Johnston does a great job!

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This book uses a lot of airy fairy language derived from post-structuralism and post-modernism to rehash the same old constructivist views that have been paraded in educational circles for decades. The information presented is nothing new and the interpretations are filtered through the eyes of constructivist bias. The fact that much of the Piaget's theory has been discredited by scientific enquiry seems to have escaped the knowledge of the author. Methods of teaching that are affiliated with the constructivist thought, including Reading Recovery are glorified, even though they fail to produce the goods when compared to methods of explicit reading instruction like synthetic phonics. Knowledge is not innate. Some things have to be taught. In many subjects such as science, structuring the environment to lead children to make their own discoveries is something that all teachers should be doing. They don't need this book to tell them that. However, many children will fail to learn to read and write properly without given explicit instruction in phonics and the building blocks of language. Constructivists take the point of view that explicit instruction detracts from creativity, but they fail to back up this assertion with scientific evidence.