4 Beck, I. L., McKeown, M. G., & Kucan, L. (2013). Bringing words to life: Robust vocabulary instruction. Guilford Press.
Video Libary
Select video footage accompanies most pages on this website to illustrate important aspects of Academically Productive Talk. More complete and annotated classroom footage is also available in the Video Library.
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Teacher Tip Deck
The APT Tip Deck is a handy resource offering dozens of practical teacher moves to support Academically Productive Talk.
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The Academically Productive Talk Project was made possible by a grant from the Spencer Foundation #202000131. The views expressed here are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Spencer Foundation.
