Choice Words

How Our Language Affects Children’s Learning

Peter Johnston

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Stenhouse Publishers
27 June 2024

Educational strategies & policy; Teacher training

In the years since Choice Words: How Our Language Affects Children’s Learning was first published and quickly became a beloved bestseller, countless educators and their students have been impacted by this short, but powerful book. Throughout it, author Peter Johnston provides examples of seemingly ordinary words, phrases, and uses of language that are pivotal in the orchestration of the classroom. Grounded in a balance of research and classroom practice, Choice Words demonstrates how and what we say (and don't say) have surprising consequences for what children learn and for who they become as literate people.

Now, in this second edition, Peter Johnston returns to the central message of the book—that teachers’ language is their most powerful tool for impacting children’s learning and creating classroom community. With updates throughout the chapters to both the research and classroom examples, and new chapters on social-emotional learning and mindsets, this book has much to offer to both those familiar with Choice Words and those who will read it for the first time.

This book will be enlightening for any teacher who wishes to be more conscious of the many ways their language helps children acquire literacy skills and view the world, their peers, and themselves in new ways.

By: Peter Johnston
Imprint: Stenhouse Publishers
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: 2nd edition
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
Weight: 320g
ISBN: 9781625316479
ISBN 10: 162531647X
Pages: 178
Publication Date: 27 June 2024
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Foreword by P. David Pearson Preface to the Second Edition 1. The Language of Influence in Teaching 2. Noticing and Naming 3. Identity 4. Agency and Becoming Strategic 5. Meaning-Making Mindsets 6. Flexibility and Transfer (or Generalizing) 7. Emotional and Social Life 8. Knowing 9. An Evolutionary, Democratic Learning Community 10. Who Do You Think You’re Talking To? Appendices

Peter Johnston grew up in New Zealand, taught elementary school, and came to the United States for his PhD. His fascination with, and admiration for, children’s learning and, no less, teachers’ teaching, led to his research, which explores relationships among classroom talk, children’s engagement, and literate, social, and emotional development. Recent books include Opening Minds: Using Language to Change Lives, Engaging Literate Minds: Developing Children's Social, Emotional, and Intellectual Lives, K-3 (with teacher collaborators), and Teens Choosing to Read: Fostering Social, Emotional, and Intellectual Growth Through Books (with Gay Ivey). Peter has received numerous awards for his research and several of his books have been translated into multiple languages. He is a member of the Reading Hall of Fame.

Reviews for Choice Words: How Our Language Affects Children’s Learning

"In the complex world of school, every teacher needs a rock, something to anchor their moment-by-moment decisions that profoundly impact each child’s life. Peter Johnston’s not-to-be-missed revised edition of Choice Words is that steadying rock. Setting this book apart from others, Peter clearly explains why embracing a mindset that develops the social-emotional alongside academics is an essential component of children’s literacy learning, and, what happens when we don’t. With many new and accessible examples, he demonstrates how to effortlessly weave a more conscious choice of language into one’s practice that benefits all of our children. Peter’s compelling new edition will change your professional life, (and maybe your personal life as well), now and forever. —Kathy Champeau, Reading Specialist, Literacy Consultant, Teacher and Child Advocate When Peter writes, ""Once we start noticing certain things, it is difficult not to notice them again,"" he is spot on. Once you read about the importance of teacher language you have a mental model for the rest of your life. In this powerful second edition of Choice Words Dr. Johnston makes an unforgettable connection between the way a teacher speaks and the mindsets that develop in their students. Whether you are new to Choice Words or have read it before, this second edition is a must-read. —Holly Prast, Assistant Superintendent for the Kimberly Area School District Twenty years after the publication of Peter Johnston’s seismic groundbreaker Choice Words, the language that teachers and their students use in classrooms continues to be a big deal! In this eagerly-awaited revision, Johnston guides new and seasoned readers to notice, name, and mull the significance of classroom language patterns that build agency, foster a growth mindset, and ultimately equip children to contribute to a just and democratic society. Indeed, “talk is the central tool of our trade,” and with this text Johnston offers educators a transformative apprenticeship to his decades-long study of classroom interactions that fuel human growth. Updates include a strong emphasis on anti-bias, anti-racist teaching and social-emotional learning. Chapters end with practical “Extensions” for further learning and application. —Annie Ward, Co-author of From Striving to Thriving and Intervention Reinvention"