Transform Teaching and Learning through Talk: The Oracy Imperative“Reading and writing float on a sea of talk” declared James Britton – and 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 students’ vastly different experiences of language, a moral imperative. Amy Gaunt and Alice Stott’s 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:
This book is a rich resource for teachers, drawing upon key academic research and outlining what this could look like in your classroom. Throughout, the authors share personal insights, engaging anecdotes and tried-and-tested approaches drawn from their experience teaching in primary and secondary classrooms. Whether you teach college-age students or those just starting their journey through school, this book will challenge you to think deeply about what you can do integrate oracy into your practice. |
Contents
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3 Deconstruct and Teach Discussion | 27 |
4 Remember You Cant Talk about Nothing | 39 |
5 Structure Oracy | 53 |
6 Elevate the Quality of Talk | 65 |
7 Cultivate Vocabulary | 75 |
8 Teach Listening Too | 87 |
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Transform Teaching and Learning Through Talk: The Oracy Imperative Amy Gaunt,Alice Stott No preview available - 2018 |
Transform Teaching and Learning Through Talk: The Oracy Imperative Amy Gaunt,Alice Stott No preview available - 2019 |
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able agile communicators appropriate arguments ask students Asking questions assessment for learning audience body language British Parliamentary debate build challenge cognitive concept cartoon contributions create debate dents disagree discus discussion effective ensure example explain exploratory talk explore eye contact feedback feel FIGURE four strands important inclusive classroom introduce linguistic macro listening metacognitive Neil Mercer number of different offer opinions opportunities Oracy Assessment Oracy Framework ORACY IN ACTION oracy skills outlined in Box peers physical Physical Linguistic presentational talk providing students public service announcement pupils purpose for talk QuEStIOnS tO cOnSIdER quiet students reasons requires students role scaffold School 21 sentence stems share social and emotional someone speaker specific speech strategy students to speak success criteria summarize support students talk detectives talking points task teacher topic type of talk understanding vocabulary Voice 21 water cycle words worth