How is speaking and listening supported?
The interactive, shared and guided approach to developing reading is built around the central role that talk plays in deepening comprehension and appreciation. Indeed, the programme is built around direct demonstration of specific strategies and also allows for the tentative exploration and development of meaning. There are open questions for discussion, drama activities to help children imaginatively engage with the world of the text, as well as suggestions for debates and presentations. Children are given opportunities to form their own questions, and to discuss their own reading strategies and approaches to develop metacognition. Right/wrong feedback on the interactive activities is not offered; questions remain open in order to encourage debate within the session. This allows the teacher more freedom to orchestrate responses. References to speaking and listening opportunities are provided in order to demonstrate where previously taught speaking and listening objectives can be conso
