Speaking and listening, along with reading and writing, are essential components of literacy and learning development within the National Primary Strategy. This best-selling introductory text updates teachers on national developments and best practice in speaking and listening in the classroom through:
speaking and listening issues: a review
story-telling and drama
oral and popular culture and media
planning for talk across the curriculum
the impact of ICT: software, email, internet, computer games.
Introduction. Speaking and Listening: An Overview. Talk in the Early Years. Listening to Children's Talk. Developing Articulate Readers. Developing Children's Oral Skills at Key Stage 2. Speaking, Listening and Thinking with Computers. Developing Children's Oral Skills through Drama. Monitoring and Assessing Speaking and Listening in the Classroom. Epilogue
