Week 7 by Sherryn Hill https://padlet.com/sherryn66/fbd34q0c8p6d Speaking and listening en-us 2017-01-01 07:00:46 UTC 2017-05-17 08:43:09 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Babyhead.png Welcome back sherryn66 https://padlet.com/sherryn66/fbd34q0c8p6d/wish/144928554 Prior to the break we looked at learning contexts for oral language. You should now be able to describe a range of learning experiences and teaching methods that support oral language development, and explain how they are related to the EYLF and AC.

In this week's topic, we continue to look at teaching methods and learning experiences for oral language, with a particular emphasis on activities that support speaking and listening.

Watch the following video and think about how skills are being developed with a particular focus on speaking and listening skills.
]]> 2017-01-01 07:04:44 UTC https://padlet.com/sherryn66/fbd34q0c8p6d/wish/144928554 Readings sherryn66 https://padlet.com/sherryn66/fbd34q0c8p6d/wish/144928594 Chapter 6: Learning experiences and activities for speaking and listening, pp. 109-133 in your eText provides a further collection of teaching activities with a particular focus on speaking and listening. While you are reading, consider answers to the following questions:

  • What are some of the important considerations for oral communication?
  • What sorts of activities can support speaking and listening?
  • What sorts of activities have a specific listening focus?
  • How can drama be used to support speaking and listening?
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Identifying learning experiences to support speaking and listening
This activity will give you further opportunities to identify relevant learning experiences for oral language development that might be used for Assessment 2: Oral presentation, as well as to consider how these experiences could be extended to better cater for student diversity.
Part 1: Identify a learning experience
Based on your eText reading, identify an example of a learning experience that supports speaking and/or listening. In your posting, you should:
describe the learning experience
  • explain the context for the learning experience - is it for preschool or primary level children? Is it targeted at a specific age?
  • list any props or other support items required
  • justify the value of the experience by making reference to:
    • the EYLF or AC
    • relevant theoretical perspectives, in particular the emergent perspective
    • the particular aspect of language that the experience addresses (as per the material covered last week).
Part 2: Extend your learning experience
Not all students are the same. Within a single class or room, there may be students with different abilities or from different cultural backgrounds. Explain how you might extend your identified learning experience to cater for such diversity.
Part 3: Present your experience in an audio format
If you haven't yet practised creating an audio presentation and sharing it via SoundCloud, now is an excellent time to give it a try.
As with last week, take the time to provide constructive feedback, and think about how you might improve your own oral presentation skills.

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