Recording of Lydia Soifer, The Power of the Words You Choose: The Impact of Teacher Language on Learning Webinar

Presenter: Lydia Soifer, Ph. D. All of school is language based, every class, every activity, every interaction involves some form of communication.  As teachers, the words we choose and how we use  them can have a powerful impact on our students academically and emotionally.  We will be exploring the levels of language, their interactive aspects, and techniques that teachers can employ to enhance student learning, participation, and confidence. This is an opportunity to learn vocabulary “sandwiching” techniques, how and when to shift from instructional to everyday language, questioning formats, as well as memory and attention strategies, all of which are part of the language skilled teachers use. Presenter Bio: Dr. Soifer is a language pathologist with more than 50 years of experience in clinical and private practice, as well as university teaching.  For its highly respected and valued 25-year tenure, Dr. Soifer was the founder and director of The Soifer Center for Learning and Ch