Academic Conversations Bundle! webinar colorful magnets depicting MindWing’s patented

colorful magnets depicting MindWing’s patented icons

and for individual students to assist them in re-telling

target the building blocks of Narratives: Pragmatics (social communication)

and social cognition

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Academic Conversations Bundle! webinar colorful magnets depicting MindWing’s patentedAcademic Conversations includes a set of conversational concepts that can be modeled and practiced to help all students engage in extended meaningful conversation about narrative or informational texts (Zweirs, 2011). The skills include the following: Initiating a worthwhile topic Elaborating and clarifying Supporting one's ideas and turn taking Building on or challenging another's ideas Applying ideas to life Paraphrasing Summarizing Includes: Oral