Reading and writing float on a sea of talkdeclared James Brittonand yet in our current education system, where the pressure is on for students to pass written exams, it is all too easily left adrift. How then, as teachers and educators, can we turn the tide and harness the power of talk in our classrooms?This is not just an educational choice but rather, given studentsvastly different experiences of language, a moral imperative.Amy Gaunt and Alice Stotts must-read book serves as a detailed and engaging guide to get talking in class.It blends the academic research and evidence, with first-hand classroom experiences and practical strategies to enable you to unlock the power of oracy in your classroom and equip your students with the speaking skills they need to thrive in the twenty first century. Transform Teaching and Learning Through Talk describes how to: ·Identify and teach good talk (and listening!)·Build a classroom culture which values talk·Create meaningful and authentic