Using Language to Change Lives....

The language you use in the classroom can change students' lives. In Opening Minds Peter Johnston (author of the groundbreaking Choice Words) shows how words can shape students' learning, their sense of self, and their social, emotional, and moral development. Preview the entire book online! More info.: Using Language to Change Lives Peter H. Johnston Sometimes a single word changes everything. In his groundbreaking book, Choice Words, Peter Johnston demonstrated how the things teachers say (and don't say) have surprising consequences for the literate lives of students. Now, in Opening Minds: Using Language to Change Lives, Peter shows how the words teachers choose affect the worlds students inhabit in the classroom, and ultimately their futures. Peter Johnston talks about Opening Minds To order: http://www.stenhouse.com/shop/pc/viewprd.asp?idProduct=9547&r=eu12223&pos=sponstop1&adv=knovation