Brief introduction

This page will provide links to research and other developments likely to be of interest to colleagues who are interested in promoting talk for learning resources, other collaborative work and ways of providing access for learners of English who are simultaneously learning in English and hopefully their first language. It is a bit rudimentary at the moment but will improve with your help. I will try not to duplicate the research links on the NALDIC site

Link to the Spring Project (social pedagogic research into group work: ie they are looking with teachers at the most effective use of grouping and group work) at all key stages and run by education depts in the universities of Brighton, Cambridge and Institute of Education in London and funded by the Economic and Social Research Council who have the most user unfriendly website I have found for a while! If you want to spend a while finding things you don't need you can find a link to them from the Spring Project.

Link to Robin Alexander's website with information about dialogic teaching i.e. effective and creative group talk

All of the books are apparently available on Amazon.

The latest NATE "English, Drama and Media" magazine concentrates on Talk/Oracy/Speaking and Listening and the previous one looks at Collaborative Learning. www.nate.org.uk

Neil Mercer and Steve Hodgkinson " Exploring Talk in School: Inspired by the Work of Douglas Barnes " 2009 Sage

Lyn Dawes: Essential Speaking and Listening: Talk for Learning at KEY STAGE 2 A David Fulton Book

Valerie Coultas "Constructive Talk in Challenging Classrooms: How to Manage Behaviour and Engage Pupils Using Talk-based Lessons: Strategies for Behaviour Management and Talk-based Tasks" Routledge 2006

Robin Alexander: Towards Dialogic Teaching: Rethinking Classroom Talk

Children, Their World, Their Education: Final Report and Recommendations of the Cambridge Primary Review by Robin Alexander (Editor) 2009

Teaching Talking and Learning by Kate Norman and National Oracy Project 1990

From Communication to Curriculum (Penguin education) by Douglas Barnes (Paperback - 29 Jan 1976)

Spoken English by Andrew Wilkinson 1965

Collaborative Learning Project
Project Director: Stuart Scott, 17 Barford Street, Islington, LONDON N1 OQB Telephone +44 (0) 20 7226 8885 Email: stuart.scott@collaborativelearning.org
This page will provide links to research and other developments likely to be of interest to colleagues who are interested in promoting talk for learning resources, other collaborative work and ways of providing access for learners of English who are simultaneously learning in English and hopefully their first language. It is a bit rudimentary at the moment but will improve with your help. I will try not to duplicate the research links on the NALDIC site Link to the University of East London site about the use and production of dual language books. Link to the Spring Project (social pedagogic research into group work: ie they are looking with teachers at the most effective use of grouping and group work) at all key stages and run by education depts in the universities of Brighton, Cambridge and Institute of Education in London and funded by the Economic and Social Research Council who have the most user unfriendly website I have found for a while! If you want to spend a while finding things you don't need you can find a link to them from the Spring Project. Link to Robin Alexander's website with information about dialogic teaching i.e. effective and creative group talk Brief bibliography: All of the books are apparently available on Amazon. The latest NATE "English, Drama and Media" magazine concentrates on Talk/Oracy/Speaking and Listening and the previous one looks at Collaborative Learning. www.nate.org.uk Neil Mercer and Steve Hodgkinson " Exploring Talk in School: Inspired by the Work of Douglas Barnes " 2009 Sage Lyn Dawes: Essential Speaking and Listening: Talk for Learning at KEY STAGE 2 A David Fulton Book Valerie Coultas "Constructive Talk in Challenging Classrooms: How to Manage Behaviour and Engage Pupils Using Talk-based Lessons: Strategies for Behaviour Management and Talk-based Tasks" Routledge 2006 Robin Alexander: Towards Dialogic Teaching: Rethinking Classroom Talk Children, Their World, Their Education: Final Report and Recommendations of the Cambridge Primary Review by Robin Alexander (Editor) 2009 Teaching Talking and Learning by Kate Norman and National Oracy Project 1990 From Communication to Curriculum (Penguin education) by Douglas Barnes (Paperback - 29 Jan 1976) Spoken English by Andrew Wilkinson 1965 Last updated 7th April 2010. This link will return you the homepage!

Collaborative Learning Project