Talk in the Classroom

At Shakespeare and More, we think the best way of getting everyone to learn something is for them to talk about it. If we can get classroom talk right, with everyone listening and contributing, rehearsing ideas and language, we’re onto a good thing. Talk is one of the best ways of teaching comprehension objectives and helping children to understand and develop a love of these amazing texts.
There are millions of ways of organising really good discussion and we’re sure you’ll have a way of doing it in your class. But for what it’s worth, here are some ways we’ve found that work for us:
Whole-Class Discussion
Discussion in Groups
Paired Discussion
Want to find out more? There’s loads of great stuff written about classroom talk and organising classrooms in general. We’d recommend reading:
There are millions of ways of organising really good discussion and we’re sure you’ll have a way of doing it in your class. But for what it’s worth, here are some ways we’ve found that work for us:
Whole-Class Discussion
Discussion in Groups
Paired Discussion
Want to find out more? There’s loads of great stuff written about classroom talk and organising classrooms in general. We’d recommend reading: