Teaching Speaking and Listening in the Primary School

Speaking and listening, along with reading and writing, are essential components of literacy and learning development within the National Primary Strategy. This best-selling introductory text updates teachers on national developments and best practice in speaking and listening in the classroom through:

• speaking and listening issues: a review
• story-telling and drama
• oral and popular culture and media
• planning for talk across the curriculum
• the impact of ICT: software, email, internet, computer games.
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