The K-3 Guide to Academic Conversations Practices, Scaffolds, and Activities

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Figures and Reproducibles

• Figure 1.1: Academic Conversation Skills
   
• Figure 2.1: Anchor Chart for Active Listening 
   
• Figure 2.2: Anchor Chart for Focused Listening 
   
• Figure 2.3: Create and Pose Ideas 
   
• Figure 2.5: Anchor Chart for Clarify 
   
• Figure 2.7: Anchor Chart for Support 
   
• Figure 2.8: Anchor Chart for Evaluate-Compare-Choose 
   
• Activities for Building the Skill of Evaluating 
   
• The Conversation Observation and Analysis Tool (COAT)
   
• Table 5.1: Sample Conversation: Self-Assessment 
   
• Table 5.2: Sample Conversation: Peer Assessment 
   
• Table 5.3: Sample Focused Listening and Nonverbal Communication Peer and Self-Assessment 

Videos 

• "George Washington" 
   
• "Kindergarten Science" 
   
• "Biographies"  
   
• "Life Cycle of Plants" 
   
• "Tomie dePaola"