100 Ideas for Primary Teachers: Oracy

No matter what you teach, there is a 100 Ideas title for you!The 100 Ideas series offers teachers practical, easy-to-implement strategies and activities for the classroom. Each author is an expert in their field and is passionate about sharing best practice with their peers. Each title includes at least ten additional extra-creative Bonus Ideas that won't fail to inspire and engage all learners. Combining clear, practical advice and tried-and-tested strategies, 100 Ideas for Primary Teachers: Oracy is the essential handbook to making every child in your class a confident communicator. Oracy expert, consultant and teacher Topsy Page presents 100 easy-to-implement ideas directly from the classroom, engaging everyone from the 'quiet child' in your class to pupils with SEND or EAL in a variety of pair, group and whole-class talk activities and approaches. Discover inspiring yet simple strategies to get your pupils talking as well as ways to improve your questioning, Teacher Talk and online communication in hybrid learning. Oracy is increasingly thought to be a core skill to be taught at school, key for improving personal outcomes and for future success. Clear communication is critical for developing critical thinking skills, confidence and attainment across the curriculum, especially after years of Covid-19 related disruption. Including tips for teachers, pupil talk prompts, and ideas such as talk towers, this collection of tips, games and activities links directly to the National Curriculum, and offers strategies to improve oracy for individual pupils, classes and the whole school. Written by experts in their field, the 100 Ideas books offer practical ideas for busy teachers. They include step-by-step instructions, teaching tips and taking it further ideas. Follow the conversation on Twitter using #100Ideas.

Topsy Page is an experienced primary teacher, former Assistant Head and Writing Lead and is hugely passionate about transforming classrooms using oracy. For the past six years, she has worked with schools, both across the UK and internationally, to develop a culture of high-quality dialogue and reasoning through training, coaching and consultancy. She shares oracy tips and resources with teachers every week at www.topsypage.com and on Twitter @PageTopsy.