Teacher Guidance Flip Book, Entry v0.4.pub

AcƟvity 4: Speaking and Listening

Developing listening and responding skills at an early age can significantly help  pupils in receiving factual informaƟon correctly, making sense of their thoughts,  and developing their abiliƟes to successfully complete acƟviƟes.   The listening and responding secƟon of the assessment is all about the sharing  of opinions and ideas, with pupils contribuƟng to each other’s work.   Nevertheless, it is common for some pupils to feel shy about puƫng their hand  up and asking a quesƟon. Below are five top Ɵps for preparing pupils for this  secƟon:   Listening encouragingly within a group is a skill which must be learnt over Ɵme. Encourage pupils to support each other and to act respecƞully at all Ɵmes.  Ensure that pupils don’t rush to respond to quesƟons. It is always worth making sure that they fully understand a quesƟon before  answering it.  Encourage pupils to provide as much relevant detail as possible when answering a quesƟon.  Pupils should be asking quesƟons because they did not know something or because they want to know more. Encourage pupils ask open‐ended quesƟons from genuine interest, such as: “ Why did you …?”   “ What happens if you …?”   “ How do you …?”   “Can you tell us about …?” 

 AcƟve parƟcipaƟon is crucial. The more engaged pupils are in the discussion, the more they will learn and develop their understanding.

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