Topical Words
http://www.worldwidewords.org/index.htm World Wide Words, created by Michael Quinion, is a wonderful site that investigates …
Category Archives: Oral Communication
Whiteboard Visual Lecture Series
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iqh82KkwqqU Dr. Mike Evans is an associate professor of family medicine and public health at the Toronto General Hospital. The …
60 Five-minute Lessons Children Can Teach
Most students don’t get enough class time to teach one another. Peer teaching is highly engaging and a valuable part …
Talking and Writing games–developing oral language skills
I often hear colleagues say that students can verbally explain an idea better than …
Being a Boy in Summer
http://vimeo.com/couchmode/channels/927/sort:preset/78332737 Directed by Tomas Mankovsky Adrian Corker ‘Interdependence’ Music from the album ‘Raise’ In this short film two young boys travel …
Rethink Texting
Watch John McWhorter’s Tedtalk on texting by yourself. McWhorter’s thesis is that texting is an expansion of people’s linguistic repertoire. …
Telling a story in the broadcasting world
Ira Glass talks about the art of storytelling in broadcasting which is very different from how students learn to tell …
Good Speaker/ Good Listener: Anchor Chart
A Good Speaker… Looks at the listener in the eyes Speaks clearly to the listener Responds to the listener A …
Pee in a Cup: Finding Voice
13-year old student example of Voice in Writing: Giving them that urine sample, that’s always a pleasure isn’t it. There …
Matching Assessment Strategies to Learning Targets
Assessment Mode and Strategy Purpose Tool Oral CommunicationConference Informal discussion Oral questioning Provide feedback on workAssess skills (e.g. reading) Assess …
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