Tagged: Erik Palmer

Book Reviews / Speaking and Listening Skills

03/19/2026

Tools to Help Students Speak with Confidence

In a new edition of Well Spoken, Erik Palmer stresses the subtle shift from public speaking to “all speaking” – introducing activities to practice skills needed not just in speeches but in digital environments and “any time a speaker gives thought to what they are going to say.”

Articles / Speaking Skills

11/27/2018

Authentic “Student Voice” Includes Speaking Skills

How can we talk about giving students voice without thinking about oral communication? That’s the most important way humans express opinions and share knowledge, says veteran teacher-consultant Erik Palmer. Learn why he believes all students can become better speakers.

Future of History / Student Speaking

08/27/2017

Helping Students Speak More Effectively in Class

We all want our students to contribute more to class by doing more of the talking. But getting kids to participate effectively is easier said than done. Lauren Brown applies Erik Palmer’s PVLEGS and Dave Stuart Jr.’s pop-up debates to help students grow as speakers.

Argumentative Writing / Articles

07/11/2016

Do We Really Know How to Teach Argument?

Many teachers are not well equipped to teach “argument” and prepare students for assessments that require them to build an effective claim. Author and consultant Erik Palmer deconstructs current efforts to teach persuasive writing and offers better solutions.

Articles / Student Speaking Skills

11/03/2015

Speaking & Listening Are Core Skills Today

Our students are not successful oral communicators, says author-consultant Erik Palmer. Yet the rise of connected learning, podcasts, Face Time, Zoom, Snapchat, TikTok, YouTube Shorts) make speaking and listening skills essential. Read (and watch) Palmer’s compelling case for change.

Book Reviews / Common Core Standards

09/15/2014

Listening and Speaking: Essential Skills

Erik Palmer makes a compelling case for the explicit instruction of communication skills in Teaching the Core Skills of Listening and Speaking, relating them to CCSS anchor standards and providing helpful lessons and good advice, says reviewer Rebecca Crockett.