One day there was a boy called Robert. He was starting at a new school. On his first day, he met lots of children in his class. At playtime, he went outside with everyone else. Some children played football. Some children played hopscotch. Some children ran around and played tag. Robert wished he could play. He didn’t know anybody yet.
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1. Sit in the kitchen at an empty table and say you want to make a cup of tea - but you don't know what to do (or have forgotten what to do); 2. See if the person suggests getting something - e.g. teabag or cup. If the person suggests something, e.g. teabag, ask where you can find it. See if they can tell you - e.g. "cupboard" - but if not, give then some suggestions - e.g. "in the cupboard or in...
A selection of speaking and listening activities on Commtap which could be used with classes, for example on No Pens Day Wednesday. If you spot any other suitable activities on the site, you can edit this page. Or if you have an idea for another activity, you could add it to the site.
Explain that you are going to talk about what words such as “first”, “second” and “third” mean. Ask the child to write the numerals 1-10 in order one below each other. Explain that when something is in “number one place”, we say it is ‘first’ etc. Show the child how to write the words “first”, “second”, “third” and so on. Show them how to change the numeral by adding ‘st’, ‘nd’, ‘rd’ or ‘th’ (...
Ideas you can use to help word learning - you do not need to use all of them, and some will work better than others for different children. 1. Introduce the written form of the word; 2. Say the word to the child and ask for repetition; 3. Ask the child to clap syllables on your or their hands, use prompting if necessary. Or alternatively they could tap the syllables out on pictures of drums (say...
Below are some action number rhymes which you can use to develop children’s understanding of numbers and also encourage them to initiate and continue the song/interaction with you. Remember to sing these songs a few times with your child and show them how to move their hands/body by modelling it yourself.
Background The Communication Trust's publication "Communicating Phonics" was published to help teachers who are administering the Year 1 phonics screening check to children with speech language and communication needs (children with SLCN). Although this guidance was written with this check in mind, it also provides much useful information for developing literacy skills with this group of children...
Ask the child to carry out tasks without giving them the equipment they need. For example: Ask the child to cut out a picture but do not provide any scissors. Attempt to play a simple board game but do not provide a dice. Ask the child to write their name but have only a blunt pencil; do not provide a pencil sharpener. Put the equipment you need for an activity the child enjoys somewhere the...
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What this tool is for The purpose of this tool is to be able to get a flavour of: What an early reader might get from text; What can be gained from text where only a selected number of high frequency words are used; How a strategy of signing could assist comprehension; Or...to create your own Jaberwocky poem! See the comments page for more information on this tool.