Spot on Speaking *(Aust Pub)
70 cards with topics for recounting, discussion and extension of vocabulary. Includes an extra challenge option on each card and also alternative examples on some cards. Ideal for children in the early primary grades.
The 70 Spot on Speaking cards promote children’s conversation and language skills. There are activities in each of the following language areas:
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Recounting; providing opportunities for children to relate their own experiences
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Vocabulary: focusing on words, their meanings and how they are interlinked
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Attributes: describing things in more detail according to categories supplied
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Reasoning: exploring predictions, causes, consequences and explanations
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Pragmatics: using language to explore feelings and the social ‘rules’ of behaviour
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Opinion: stimulating children to express their ideas and preferences
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Imagination: extending thinking into areas of possibility and ‘make-believe’
The activities are deliberately ‘open-ended’ to promote an atmosphere of acceptance and relaxed communication.
Spot on Speaking is suitable for children in the early primary grades.
2009
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