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Talk in the Classroom

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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:


English Inside the Black Box by Bethan Marshall and Dylan Wiliam
A very quick and readable academic justification of why talk and feedback is so important in English lessons. 

How to Teach by Phil Beadle
Funny, true and immensely practical. Great for this and just about every other aspect of being a teacher. We couldn't recommend this highly enough.

Teacher's Toolkit: Raise Classroom Achievement with Strategies for Every Learner by Paul Ginnis
So, so useful. A million(ish) ideas and practical tips for running a first-rate classroom. 

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  • Home
  • About us
  • Units of work
    • Macbeth
    • Julius Caesar
    • The Tempest
    • Henry V
    • The Odyssey
    • The Labours of Heracles
    • The Wind in the Willows
    • Treasure Island
    • Lord of the Flies
    • 1001 Nights
    • King John's Christmas
  • Text-based curriculum maps
  • Teaching English
    • Teaching Reading >
      • Learning to Read
      • Word-Reading
      • Comprehension
      • Enjoying Reading
      • Reading Diaries
    • Teaching Writing >
      • The Writing Process
      • Personal Responses
    • Teaching Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar >
      • Grammar and Punctuation Tips
      • Language Features in the NC
      • Language Features for Planning
      • Spelling
    • Talk in English Lessons >
      • Whole-Class Discussion
      • Discussion in Groups
      • Discussion in Pairs
    • Assessment and Feedback >
      • First Impressions
      • One-to-One Feedback
      • Sharing Work
      • Peer Assessment
      • Written Feedback
    • Homework
  • Great books
    • Wonderful Contemporary Fiction
    • Classic Children's Literature
    • Retellings of Great Stories
    • Beautiful Picture Books
    • Perfect Poetry
    • Books from the Course
  • Get in touch