Learning through talk - Jane van der Zeyden

Discussing - Developing Oral Language in the Primary Classroom

Golden Lines - When you come across a great example (in a text or students work). This is then displayed on the wall. These can be 'borrowed' for use in students writing.

Anticipatory Reading Guides 

• Write about six statements to catch the reader's interest that focus on the main messages of the text. 
• The students work independently agreeing or disagreeing with the statements and then share their choices with a partner. 
• After reading the students revisit the guide with their findings and make their final choices
• The teacher and students discuss their choices and justify their opinions. 

Ask and Answer/Hot seating (can be used with fiction and non-fiction texts)

• Children in role