Introduction : speaking and listening for thinking and learning - Class talk skills : raising children's awareness of the importance of talk for learning - Talking points : a strategy for encouraging dialogue between children and in whole-class sessions - Listening : helping children to understand how and why they should become active listeners - Dialogic teaching : orchestrating effective dialogue in whole-class sessions - Group work : ensuring that all children collaborate in educationally effective group work - Speaking : teaching children how to articulate their ideas - Assessment : a straightforward assessment format for recording experience and progress - Summary : teaching speaking and listening enables the child to make the most of their education
Oral communication - Study and teaching - Great Britain