Useful links and resources to support The Reading Book
Conversation prompts are a great way to reduce teacher-talk in the classroom. Janie Patroni from St Leonard’s Road School in Auckland has conversation starter stems attached to the side of her whiteboard easel. Janie directs students to a particular prompt during discussions by saying 'Pink bubble' or 'Purple bubble'.
Refer to PM14 of The Oral Language Book for examples of conversation prompts.
Useful links and resources to support The Reading Book
Useful links and resources to support The Writing Book
for inspiration and ideas