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CONVERSATION SKILLS
Introduction
Initial Screen
Skills Checklist
Classroom Intervention
Lesson Planning
Teaching Method
Vocabulary Work
Monitoring Progress
Moving On
Links to Literacy
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Conversation Skills
INTRODUCTION
Conversation Skills
Some children of this age, and possibly older, are not ready for
systematic work on their conversation skills and should do
Getting Started first
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Conversation Skills
INTRODUCTION
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Conversation Skills
INTRODUCTION
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Conversation Skills
INTRODUCTION
Many children entering early years education have very limited conversation
skills.
They may not have sufficient skills for systematic work on conversation, and
will need to work through Getting Started first.
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INITIAL SCREEN
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Conversation Skills
INITIAL SCREEN
INITIAL SCREEN
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Conversation Skills
INITIAL SCREEN
While children are settling into their new environment, staff can
be observing them informally in a variety of situations, focusing
on the behaviours to be assessed
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Conversation Skills
INITIAL SCREEN
The initial screen has three bands. Children are assessed band by band:
If they do not have all the behaviours in Band 1, they do not need to be
assessed on Band 2
If they do not have all the behaviours in Band 2, they do not need to be
assessed on Band 3
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Conversation Skills
INITIAL SCREEN
SKILLS CHECKLISTS
Conversation Skills has three checklists (one checklist divided into three
term-sized chunks):
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SKILLS CHECKLISTS
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SKILLS CHECKLISTS
CLASSROOM INTERVENTION
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Conversation Skills
LESSON PLANNING
TEACHING METHOD
Staff should use the same techniques, but use them explicitly and
systematically.
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VOCABULARY WORK
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VOCABULARY WORK
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Conversation Skills
MONITORING PROGRESS
MOVING ON
Each group can go at its own pace through the checklist but
staff should wait until all groups have completed that checklist
before proceeding to the next checklist
LINKS TO LITERACY
LINKS TO LITERACY
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