Intentional Talk

I got this book at a reading conference. Although it doesn't make this claim I was hoping the strategies would translate to reading but they don't. I found the description of different mathematical discussions helpful. I am excited to use the discussion formats in my classroom next year. I hope that it will give me more purpose in my math discussions. I was a little disappointed in the book because I was hoping it would give me more guidance on how to set up my classroom to be more discussion friendly. It did have some tips for how to get discussions going but not as many as I had hoped. That is the reason I gave it four instead of five stars.