Speaking and Listening

National Curriculum Requirements

By the end of Key Stage Two, Barnabas Oley pupils should be able to:

listen and respond appropriately to adults and their peers
ask relevant questions to extend their understanding and knowledge
use relevant strategies to build their vocabulary
articulate and justify answers, arguments and opinions
give well-structured descriptions, explanations and narratives for different purposes, including for expressing feelings
maintain attention and participate actively in collaborative conversations, staying on topic and initiating and responding to comments
use spoken language to develop understanding through speculating, hypothesising, imagining and exploring ideas
speak audibly and fluently with an increasing command of Standard English
participate in discussions, presentations, performances, role play, improvisations and debates
gain, maintain and monitor the interest of the listener(s)
consider and evaluate different viewpoints, attending to and building on the contributions of others
select and use appropriate registers for effective communication.

Further School Information

We aim to build on the language skills that the children bring to school in order that they should speak with confidence, clarity and fluency. They will develop their speech, learning the appropriate form for different audiences and occasions. The children will be given a range of listening activities, including stories.