Oracy expert, consultant and teacher Topsy Page presents 100 easy-to-implement ideas directly from the classroom, engaging everyone from the 'quiet child' in your class to pupils with SEND or EAL in a variety of pair, group and whole-class talk activities and approaches. Discover inspiring yet simple strategies to get your pupils talking as well as ways to improve your questioning, Teacher Talk and online communication in hybrid learning.
Oracy is increasingly thought to be a core skill to be taught at school, key for improving personal outcomes and for future success. Clear communication is critical for developing critical thinking skills, confidence and attainment across the curriculum, especially after years of Covid-19 related disruption. Including tips for teachers, pupil talk prompts, and ideas such as talk towers, this collection of tips, games and activities links directly to the National Curriculum, and offers strategies to improve oracy for individual pupils, classes and the whole school.