Oracy Homework

Communication is a core skill children need in order to express their thoughts, feelings and needs. The ability to communicate effectively will benefit children well into their adult life. As a result, the development of oracy is a key priority at Ash Grove.

Oracy is divided into 4 areas:

• Physical: The ability to project your voice to the back of a room  
• Linguistic: The ability to speak clearly and grammatically correctly  
• Cognitive: The ability to structure your speech and convey your meaning  
• Social and emotional: The ability to be aware of your audience and their level of understanding

Some activities that can help students develop oracy skills include: debating, discussion of engaging topics, paired talk, and presenting.

Here is some discussion stimuli for you to explore:

Below are some sentence stems to encourage clear expression of thoughts. Please see the attached document for more sentence stems organised by purpose.