Welcome to our training module about using oracy in the classroom

This training module is suitable for school leaders and teaching staff. It is likely to take 60 – 75 minutes to complete, depending upon the time you allocate for the discussions and activities. Please download the associated reflection sheet from this page so you can note down your thoughts as you carry out the reflections and tasks. At the top of this page you will also find some useful checklists for the different types of talk which should support self, peer, and teacher assessment.

Using oracy in the classroom

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Welcome to our mini training module about teacher rehearsal

Our mini modules are short videos, based on a single idea or concept relating to education. During this video, we explain what teacher rehearsal is, why it is important to educators, and how to use teacher rehearsal to make effective changes to your teaching process.

This training module is suitable for all teaching staff because it explains how to use rehearsal and practice to adapt and refine teaching techniques, which should improve the learning experience for pupils. The video lasts about 13 minutes and there are two activities you can carry out. Both are best completed with another colleague so you can benefit from some feedback! Altogether it could take up to 30 minutes to watch the video and complete the tasks.

Teacher rehearsal

Before you watch the video, please download the ‘teacher rehearsal strategies’ document so you can refer to it when engaging with the activities.

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Welcome to our mini training module about scaffolding and fading

Our mini modules are short videos, based on a single idea or concept relating to education. During this video, we explain what scaffolding and fading are, why they are important to educators, and how to use them to help pupils grasp new concepts and reduce the support as they become more proficient.

This training module is suitable for all teaching staff because it explains how scaffolding reduces the cognitive load for learners and why the support needs to be reduced – or faded- over time. The video lasts about 13 minutes, and there are two activities you can engage with, one aimed at staff who teach in EYFS/KS1 and the other for KS2. Altogether it could take up to 30 minutes to watch the video and complete the tasks.

Scaffolding and fading

Before you watch the video, please download the ‘fishbowl and anchor chart explanations’ document as it will be useful for activity 2.

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Welcome to our mini training module about dual coding

Our mini modules are short videos, based on a single idea or concept relating to education. During this video, we explain what dual coding is, why it is important to educators, and how to use dual modality teaching.

This training module is suitable for all teaching staff as it explores strategies we can use to help pupils learn and retain information.The video lasts about 15 minutes, and there are two activities at the end for you to engage with. These could take up to 30 minutes to complete.

Dual coding

Before you watch the video, please download the document about graphic organisers as it will be useful for activity 2.

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Welcome to our training module on making feedback manageable and effective

This training module is suitable for teachers, teaching assistants and any other adults who provide pupils with feedback. This module is likely to take 35 – 45 minutes, depending on how long you allocate for the discussions and activities.

For one of the activities you are encouraged to choose a section from a pupil’s book to provide feedback on. Therefore it would be a good idea to have a few pupils’ books available for this purpose before you start the video.

Welcome to our training module, effective vocabulary instruction

In this training module we explain how best to teach vocabulary, sharing a wide range of practical examples which can be used with children from early years through to year 6. We also explore how we learn language and the importance of pupils building vocabulary breadth and depth.

This training module is suitable for all teaching staff and is likely to take 60 – 75 minutes to complete, depending upon the time you allocate to carry out the activities and discussions.

We recommend that you download the reflection sheet so you can record your thoughts and ideas about effective vocabulary instruction.

Effective vocabulary instruction

Remember, you can use the video chapters document to quickly find specific places within the video.

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