The Oral Language Book

Author: Sheena Cameron

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  • : $60.00 AUD
  • : 9780473350390
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  • : November 2015
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Barcode 9780473350390
9780473350390

Description

The Oral Language Book outlines strategies and ideas which will support teachers to include more quality ‘learning talk’ in their programmes and embed purposeful oral language opportunities across the curriculum.

With over 200 pages, The Oral Language Book contains research-based ideas and activities with a wide range of photocopiable and downloadable material that can be used to support busy classroom teachers.

This practical book outlines strategies and ideas which will support teachers to include more quality 'learning talk' in classrooms.'The Oral Language Book' is a pick-up-and-use resource that includes a wide range of photocopiable and downloadable material that can be used to support primary school teachers.

Author description

Sheena Cameron is an experienced teacher who has taught in New Zealand, the UK and the United States. She has taught at primary, intermediate and tertiary levels. Sheena currently facilitates literacy workshops both in New Zealand and internationally and is the author of The Reading Activity Handbook, (2004), The Display and Publishing Handbook (2006) and Teaching Reading Comprehension Strategies (2009). Louise Dempsey is an experienced teacher, consultant and trainer who has worked in New Zealand and the UK. She facilitates literacy training and professional learning at schools and teachers’ centres around New Zealand and also leads a professional learning project across three schools on the Mt Roskill Campus in Auckland. She has completed a range of writing projects for NZ and English publishers, including the Department of Education in the UK.

Table of contents

Chapter 1: Introduction — guiding principles and practices Read Chapter 1 for an outline of the guiding principles and practices of oral language. This chapter includes an overview of speaking and listening, the traits of effective teachers of oral language and the teaching approaches that develop speaking and listening. In addition, there is information on dialogic teaching and supporting English language learners. Chapter 2: The speaking and listening classroom Read Chapter 2 for ideas for establishing routines and expectations for student talk, including different approaches and ideas for grouping students. A range of practical resources such as student role cards, talking strips and sentence starter cards are introduced. Chapter 3: Planning for vocabulary teaching Chapter 3 includes a breakdown of the components of a balanced vocabulary programme. This chapter outlines research-based information about which words to teach and how they might be taught. It also includes a range of vocabulary activities that build word-consciousness and teach word-learning strategies and links to online resources. Chapter 4: Using drama to enhance oral language Read Chapter 4 for information about the benefits of using drama to enhance oral language. This chapter includes practical, achievable drama activities that can be incorporated across the curriculum. Chapter 5: Developing listening skills Chapter 5 includes information on the different types of listening and includes suggestions for activities that focus on improving listening skills. Chapter 6: Oral presentations Read Chapter 6 for clear guidelines for planning oral presentations for a variety of purposes. Practical ideas are included such as oral presentation criteria, feedback templates, and ideas for class meetings. Resources All photocopy masters are included in black and white at the back of the book (refer page 139). Colour versions of some resources will be available to download once the book has been released. Home-talk Many activities in the book are suitable to use as homework activities. These have been indicated with the Home-talk icon.