Ian A. G. Wilkinson

Ian A. G. Wilkinson's research focuses on classroom talk and discussion as tools for improving reading comprehension, writing, and argumentation skills, particularly in elementary and upper-elementary education. His work examines how teachers can be trained to facilitate high-quality dialogue and argumentative discussion, and develops tools to measure both student argumentation and teacher facilitation practices. Much of this research bridges educational practice and learning theory, drawing on sociocultural perspectives on how talk supports literate thinking.

Publication output has been variable over the last decade, with periods of higher activity (e.g., 2017-2019) followed by lower or no output in some years (2020, 2024), suggesting an uneven rather than steadily growing or declining pace.

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