1st Edition

Speaking Frames: How to Teach Talk for Writing: Ages 8-10

By Sue Palmer Copyright 2011
    112 Pages 5 B/W Illustrations
    by Routledge

    112 Pages 5 B/W Illustrations
    by Routledge

    Now in a new format Speaking Frames: How to Teaching Talk for Writing: Ages 8-10 brings together material from Sue Palmer’s popular Speaking Frames books for years 3 and 4. Providing an innovative and effective answer to the problem of teaching speaking and listening, this book offers a range of speaking frames for children to orally ‘fill in’ developing their language patterns and creativity, and boosting their confidence in talk for learning and talk for writing. Fully updated, this book offers:

    • material for individual, paired and group presentations
    • links to cross-curricular ‘Skeletons’
    • support notes for teachers and assessment guidance
    • advice on flexible progression and working to a child’s ability
    • suggestions for developing individual pupils' spoken language skills.

    With a wealth of photocopiable sheets and creative ideas for speaking and listening, Speaking Frames: How to Teaching Talk for Writing: Ages 8-10 is essential reading for all practising, trainee and recently qualified teachers who wish to develop effective speaking and listening in their classroom.

    Introducing Speaking Frames  Paired Presentations  Individual Presentations  Group Presentations  Signpost Smorgasbord  Appendix: Learning, language and literacy across the curriculum

    Biography

    Sue Palmer is a writer, broadcaster and consultant on the education of young children. Specialising in the teaching of literacy, she has authored over 200 books and has contributed to numerous television programmes and software packages. She is the author of How to Teach Writing Across the Curriculum: Ages 6-8 and How to Teach Writing Across the Curriculum: Ages 8-14, also published by Routledge.