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During their group talk, they may reach the limits of their
understanding and realise they need to research or learn more.
Talking Points can be used at the start of a topic to evaluate current
understanding; during a topic to share ideas; at the end of a topic as
formative assessment.
Statements can be devised by the teacher or by the pupils
themselves.
Talk roles
Within the group, each pupil has a role which helps them to develop
and interact with their own and other’s ideas. For instance, the roles
could be:
• Point (makes a statement or shares an answer).
• Challenge (in response to the statement).
• Clarify (ask a question or share a response that
prompts a clearer idea or clariÞ cation).
• Probe (use questioning, facts or further statements to
draw more reasoning from the original speaker).
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