Exploring Ideas Through Talk
English · Speaking & Listening · meta
Use spoken language to develop understanding through speculating, hypothesising, imagining, and exploring ideas; use strategies to build vocabulary through talk
What mastery looks like
- Wonder aloud about possibilities (e.g. 'What if...' or 'I think it might be because...')
- Try out new vocabulary in conversation after hearing it in a story or lesson
- Explore ideas through talk before committing them to writing
Check your understanding
When Exploring Ideas Through Talk is trying to figure something out — like why something happened in a story or how something works — do they talk through their ideas out loud and explore possibilities before settling on an answer?
Prerequisites
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