Word Prompts for Oral and Written Language

PREMUIN RESOURCE | Oral narrative engages students in describing a character, role playing the character and through discussion accepting and using ideas and feedback for the role play. The resource includes a Character Role Play explanation, three role play scenarios for the students to enact, character masks, (to be laminated and mounted on a short wooden rod) learning goal and a management chart and cards. This is an excellent resource to link with narrative reading and writing.

PREMUIN RESOURCE | Co-operative story making develops critical listening and thinking skills. The students create a progressive story by following the storyline and make a logical addition to the previous speaker’s contribution. The resource includes a co-operative story explanation, retelling stories and creating stories activities, learning goal, success criteria and a management chart and cards. This activity requires active listening and knowledge of narrative structure.

SMART RESOURCE | The Speaking and Listening resource enables the teacher to easily organise the oral language with the class. Through speaking with individual, partner or groups the student can explore ways in which to express feelings and emotions while also developing a vocabulary to describe and answer questions about a chosen topic. The Newstime resource includes students Learning Intentions and Success Criteria, a Today’s Class Management Board together with a variety of Newstime focus cards. The resource is presented with a colour background and a white background. New to the resource is a student Self-Reflection Assessment sheet to assess their presentation against the Learning Intentions and Success Criteria; also include is a blank Self-Assessment sheet.

SMART RESOURCE | Two communication charts present a check list of questions for a good speaker and a good listener. An excellent resource for student self - assessment.