Building literacy through classroom discussion : research-based strategies for developing critical readers and thoughtful writers in middle school / Mary Adler & Eija Rougle ; [foreword by Judith A. Langer & Arthur N. Applebee]
Includes bibliographical references (p. 208-212) and index
Good discussion -- Learning to voice ideas -- Beginning discussion -- Deepening the intellectual exchange -- Using discussion to further develop students' literacy achievements -- Sustaining discussions -- Connecting middle schoolers to the world -- Across the school year -- Extending discussion