• Helicopter Stories (250226)

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    Helicopter Stories is a powerful, evidence-based technique for developing children’s confidence, curiosity, creativity, and communication skills.
    This workshop will introduce this technique in which children dictate their stories to an adult and later the same session or day the children act out their stories from their place round the circle, with no props. In the session you will learn how to run effective Helicopter Stories sessions which have been proven by the Open University to develop confidence and communication skills in children aged 2-5. ?

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  • Oracy for better reading and writing (260226)

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    Promoting oracy in the classroom will lead to better reading and writing. This course will discuss the importance of teaching active listening skills, how storytelling can promote better reading skills

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  • Promoting oracy for support staff (030326)

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    In this workshop you will learn how you can support the class teacher to implement universal strategies that will promote the development of oracy in the classroom from Reception to Year 6.

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  • Using shapes to support talking (040326)

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    Learn how to support students to code their sentences using shapes to support their expressive language skills and how to implement the strategy within classroom practice.   

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  • Talking Tables (040326)

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    This workshop will introduce a technique for following a child’s lead within a small group structure and for developing practitioners’ skills in talking with children. The approach allows practitioners to interact in a playful way using a variety of media (actions, objects, pens, and paper) which can develop a range of communication and PSE skills.

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