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Why should schools teach oracy?
This is an extract from Talk Box: Oracy Activities for Learning at Key Stage 1, by Lyn Dawes and Claire Sams. London: Routledge, second edition. In press: publication date May 2017. …
Out of the mouths…
| by Alan Howe | One We’re going on a bear hunt (again). This time my 3 year old grandson is sitting at a whiteboard in the kitchen with a marker…
What should be the scope of oracy education?
by Professor Neil Mercer Director, Oracy Cambridge The development of children’s spoken language skills has, thank goodness, been getting more and more attention in the media recently. Newspaper articles and…
Mind the gap
| by Wendy Lee | Learning to talk is the most complex skill any of us will learn. It’s tricky learning to combine the various language components needed, with speed and accuracy,…
Should we assess oracy, and can comparative judgement help?
| by Ayesha Ahmed | Image: Pixabay As a low stakes classroom activity, teacher assessment of oracy skills can have a positive effect on learning and teaching. Teachers using assessment…
‘It’s a bit like making a Victoria sponge’ – discovering, exploring and using research and other evidence to make the world a better place.
| by Nick Andrews | The popularity of the BBC programme, The Great British Bake Off is proof that everyone enjoys a piece of cake, especially when it has been made to…
Learning to talk in schools
| by Lyn Dawes | Children develop oral language by listening to others and creatively copying and using what they hear to form their own words for their own purposes. Once…
Why teach oracy?
In this article, Professor of Education Neil Mercer argues that ‘talk’ needs tuition; state schools must teach spoken language skills for the sake of social equality. The value of effective…
Children’s talk in education: a potted history
by Alan Howe The recent conference ‘The Power of Talk’, organised by the newly established Study Centre for oracy at Hughes Hall in Cambridge, was oversubscribed and very successful. Speakers…
Full steam ahead for Oracy Cambridge!
by Professor Neil Mercer Director, Oracy Cambridge, Hughes Hall The conference to launched our new study centre, Oracy Cambridge, was held at Hughes Hall on the 22nd of April 2016. Ninety…
Welcome to Oracy Cambridge!
In the world of work, the value of effective spoken communication is almost universally recognised. Job adverts emphasise the importance of being a confident communicator, or a strong ‘team player’.…