Word Prompts for Oral and Written Language

PREMIUM RESOURCE | The Bundle of question starters help students to think and act critically about information. By using differing endings for who, what, when, where, why and how, creates literal questions (present and past), inferential questions (possibility and probability) and extended question (prediction and imagination) about the information. The resource includes the three levels of thinking, while asking questions across the areas of event, situation, choice, person, reason, and means. This is an invaluable resource for critical thinking through all learning areas of the curriculum.

SMART RESOURCE | The resource offers different ways of organising news and a variety of activities during the news session. A management chart is also included.

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.

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