Short video about the advantages of using the Socratic approach to teaching speaking and listening. The literacy leader discusses in detail how to set up a Socratic discussion in class and what role the teacher should play. The main focus should be on giving everyone an equal opportunity to contribute to the discussion so that the teacher can assess the pupils. This video clip is from a DVD (Ref 00023-2007DVD-EN), which supports effective speaking and listening teaching.
The National Strategies Last update: 2011
Short video where pupils are encouraged to give feedback on advantages of using the Socratic approach in teaching speaking and listening. The pupils discuss the benefits to them, both inside and outside school. This video clip is from a DVD (Ref 00023-2007DVD-EN), which supports effective speaking and listening teaching.
The National Strategies Last update: 2011
Short video clip of a lesson using a Socratic approach to teaching speaking and listening, which requires a particular classroom setup: a central group of tables for the discussion group with the remainder of the class seated around the room to observe.
The National Strategies Last update: 2011
Short video where pupils are encouraged to assess advantages of using Socratic discussions. The pupils discuss the benefits to them in a class setting and find that they gain a better understanding of successful discussions. They also find that through listening to others their writing skills are improving as well. This video clip is from a DVD (Ref 00023-2007DVD-EN), which supports effective speaking and listening teaching.
The National Strategies Last update: 2011
A short video clip of lesson using dialogic teaching to develop pupils' speaking and listening skills. The teaching discusses two versions of Romeo and Juliet, which helps pupils to extend and practise their talking and thinking, leading to more coherent discussions. This video clip is from a DVD (Ref 00023-2007DVD-EN), which supports effective speaking and listening teaching, and is an excerpt from the full video.
The National Strategies Last update: 2011
A short video clip of a lesson that highlights listening skills by using modelling, pupil discussion, exploratory talk and practise. This video shows one specific teaching approach to developing listening skills that teachers can use to vary their own methods, providing pupils with several different skills and techniques for confident and successful speaking and listening. This video clip is from a DVD (Ref 00023-2007DVD-EN), which supports effective speaking and listening teaching, and is an excerpt from the full video.
The National Strategies Last update: 2011
A video of a lesson using a Socratic approach to teaching speaking and listening, which requires a particular classroom setup: a central group of tables for the discussion group with the remainder of the class seated around the room to observe. This provides a valuable opportunity for pupils to reflect on their own contribution to the discussion. This video clip is from a DVD (Ref 00023-2007DVD-EN), which supports effective speaking and listening teaching.
The National Strategies Last update: 2011
Short video of lesson of a lesson based on the Socratic approach to teaching speaking and listening in which pupils are asked to annotate a poem. Classroom layout is crucial to this approach, and requires a central discussion group, with the remainder of the class observing. It allows pupils to reflect on their own contribution to the discussion. This video clip is from a DVD (Ref 00023-2007DVD-EN), which supports effective speaking and listening teaching.
The National Strategies Last update: 2011
Short video in which a headteacher highlights the advantages of using the Socratic approach and dialogic talk to teach speaking and listening. The full video is also available. This video clip is from a DVD (Ref 00023-2007DVD-EN), which supports effective speaking and listening teaching.
The National Strategies Last update: 2011
Excerpt from a lesson that explores how language creates empathy in the reader. Pupils are encouraged to discuss how words change their sympathies towards characters throughout a novel. This video clip is from a DVD (Ref 00023-2007DVD-EN), which supports effective speaking and listening teaching.
The National Strategies Last update: 2011
