Topsy Page 25 June 2021 Tips and techniques Use Lego to build dialogue Topsy Page 25 June 2021 Tips and techniques Supporting pupils to think more collaboratively
Topsy Page 18 June 2021 Tips and techniques Last three to speak Topsy Page 18 June 2021 Tips and techniques A simple way to improve listening and deepen dialogue
Topsy Page 11 June 2021 Thoughts, Research, Tips and techniques Do you repeat pupil responses? Why? Topsy Page 11 June 2021 Thoughts, Research, Tips and techniques Teachers’ reasons, and why it might be better not to
Topsy Page 28 May 2021 Thoughts, Tips and techniques Did you put your hand up at school? Topsy Page 28 May 2021 Thoughts, Tips and techniques Pupils tell us why they think their peers don’t raise their hands
Topsy Page 21 May 2021 Thoughts, Tips and techniques Please could you speak a bit louder? Topsy Page 21 May 2021 Thoughts, Tips and techniques Creating a classroom culture that shows you value pupil talk
Topsy Page 7 May 2021 Recommended reading, Tips and techniques Selective Mutism Topsy Page 7 May 2021 Recommended reading, Tips and techniques Written from the perspective of a child with Selective Mutism, this book is well worth a read
Topsy Page 30 April 2021 Tips and techniques Who can repeat that? Topsy Page 30 April 2021 Tips and techniques A game-changing talk move
Topsy Page 23 April 2021 Tips and techniques Good boy! Fantastic! Amazing! ...bad habit? Topsy Page 23 April 2021 Tips and techniques Why positivity alone isn’t enough
Topsy Page 16 April 2021 Tips and techniques Get every child to talk Topsy Page 16 April 2021 Tips and techniques Another simple-yet-effective talk game
Topsy Page 19 March 2021 Tips and techniques Simple structures for teaching vocabulary Topsy Page 19 March 2021 Tips and techniques Accelerate pupils’ learning of new words
Topsy Page 26 February 2021 Recommended reading, Research, Tips and techniques Bridging the Word Gap Topsy Page 26 February 2021 Recommended reading, Research, Tips and techniques Vocabulary report and practical ideas
Topsy Page 19 February 2021 Tips and techniques Hand signals for dialogue in live online learning Topsy Page 19 February 2021 Tips and techniques Another simple way to increase interaction and develop pupil talk
Topsy Page 12 February 2021 Tips and techniques, Professional development Two Thinking Moves you can use today Topsy Page 12 February 2021 Tips and techniques, Professional development Examples showing how you can start using the Thinking Moves A-Z to gain the benefits of metacognition for your pupils
Topsy Page 29 January 2021 Tips and techniques Live online lessons - talk tip Topsy Page 29 January 2021 Tips and techniques Instantly make learning more interactive, and talk more purposeful
Topsy Page 15 January 2021 Tips and techniques Three lovely activities to raise spirits Topsy Page 15 January 2021 Tips and techniques Community-building activities which are good for wellbeing as well as vocabulary development
Topsy Page 18 December 2020 Thoughts, Recommended reading, Tips and techniques Take five minutes for pupil voice Topsy Page 18 December 2020 Thoughts, Recommended reading, Tips and techniques How will you know it’s working if you don’t ask?
Topsy Page 11 December 2020 Tips and techniques PMIQ: a simple structure for talk Topsy Page 11 December 2020 Tips and techniques Encouraging pupils to think more deeply in reflection and talk time
Topsy Page 4 December 2020 Resources, Tips and techniques, P4C/Talk stimulus Talking Point – Rights of living things Topsy Page 4 December 2020 Resources, Tips and techniques, P4C/Talk stimulus A resource to get pupils thinking and talking about whether living things have rights
Topsy Page 27 November 2020 Tips and techniques, Thoughts Is it worth cutting up bits of paper? Topsy Page 27 November 2020 Tips and techniques, Thoughts The case for giving a hands-on focus to classroom talk tasks
Topsy Page 20 November 2020 Tips and techniques, Practical examples Do you comment enough? Topsy Page 20 November 2020 Tips and techniques, Practical examples An important technique for developing language
