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Chataway: Making Communication Count from Foundation Stage to Key Stage Three by Andrew Burnett, ISBN-13: 978-1843124382
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- Publisher: Routledge; 1st edition (May 31, 2007)
- Language: English
- 120 pages
- ISBN-10: 1843124386
- ISBN-13: 978-1843124382
Based on the research of the Bristol Language Development Scales (BLADES), Chataway is a structured programme of work designed to help children develop speaking skills.
- Chataway is based around conversational skills, allowing children to prepare for social challenges as well as academic work
- the programme is written in a clear and straightforward way, with progress easy to monitor
- can be used with all children – those with average range skills and those with special needs
- group work focus
- extra training for staff not required.
For all teachers and teaching assistants in settings from Foundation Stage and Key Stages 1 & 2, to pupils with special needs at Key Stage 3 and in Special Schools. The book is also relevant for parents, carers and all speech and language therapists and assistants working to develop speaking skills.
Table of Contents:
Contents
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Developing oral language skills
Chataway
The Chataway approach
The National Curriculum
What does the Chataway approach offer?
CHAPTER 1 How to use Chataway
Which children will benefit from using the Chataway approach?
The Chataway approach
Getting started
What counts as successful use of a skill?
What if I need to do more work on a particular target?
What about targets with only a few activities listed?
How can I lead a group activity and simultaneously record the children’s language?
What is the best way to plan groups?
Group Plans
CHAPTER 2 General strategies
Greeting
Call/Persist in Call
Response to Call
Request Repetition
Request Permission
Offer
Give Clarification
Request Clarification
Check to Confirm
Evasion
Promise
Apologise
CHAPTER 3 Accessing the Speaking and Listening Curriculum
CHAPTER 4 Assessment, planning and recording
Screening assessment
Examples table
Activity index
Activity Index Extension for negatives and questions
Activity by age index
Group plan sheet
Progress record
Progress record
Progress record extension for negatives and questions
CHAPTER 5 Activity Sheets (1–54)
Activities
1. Maker
2. Pairs
3. Playdough Puzzle
4. Race
5. Let’s Draw It!
6. Pairs Also
7. What’s This For?
8. Make Me Happy
9. You Like – I Like
10. Memory Magic
11. Which One Do You Mean?
12. Colour It Like This!
13. What’s My Picture?
14. Ask Berty!
15. Musical square
16. Go Together
17. Dice Deal
18. Joker!
19. Harvest Time
20. Sharks!
21. Target Practice
22. Mr Mix It Up
23. Who-Di-Who?
24. Suggest a Use
25. Don’t You Dare!
26. Points for Pairs
27. Story Time
28. Think About It!
29. When Can I Go?
30. Tell Me When
31. Who Has This?
32. Are You Feeling Happy?
33. Say It and Choose!
34. Get It and Go
35. Build It High
36. I’m Going to Find It!
37. When Do You Need It?
38. That’s Right … That’s Wrong
39. Say Something Different
40. A Bit Iffy
41. Tell Me What To Do
42. Ask Me What To D o
43. Guided Walk
44. Wanted!
45. When Do You Do It?
46. How Would You Feel?
47. All About This
48. Feely Pairs
49. Can’t Do It!
50. I Bet!
51. Won’t Get Me!
52. How Many Benny?
53. Silly Snacks
54. No Can Do
Resources and Bibliography
Resources recommended for Activity Sheets
Links to useful resources
Sources of other functional language activities and ideas
Selected Bibliography
Appendix: game cards
Andrew Burnett was formerly Chief Speech and Language Therapist (Education) at the Plymouth Primary Care Trust.
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