Page 3 - The East Sussex Way

Contents

Foreword: Roy Blatchford i

Introduction: Jane Branson ii

Section One: Oracy at the Point of Transition 1

Case Study 1: Creating ‘Talk-rich’ Learning
in all Subjects 6
Case Study 2: Starting Year 7 History with a
talk-centred Approach 9

Section Two: Reading at the Point of Transition 14
Case Study 1: Better Reading Partnership 16
Case Study 2: Supporting Reading through

Bedrock Vocabulary 18
Case Study 3: Teaching to Reading Ages 20

Section Three: Vocabulary at the Point of Transition 24

Case Study 1: Explicit Teaching of Vocabulary 26
Case Study 2: Command Vocabulary 28
Case Study 3: Promoting Academic Vocabulary 30

Appendix 1: Strategies to Encourage High-quality
Peer-to peer Exploratory Talk 35

Appendix 2: Practical Strategies for Enhancing

Vocabulary Provision 38

Appendix 3: Do it Now - Vocabulary and Reading 43

Authors 45

Bibliography 47