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i-learn: speaking and listening Years 3 and 4 DVD-ROM

Louise Glasspoole

Develop advanced techniques for teaching listening and speaking skills using videos and interactive activities.

A resource specifically designed for the teaching of speaking and listening skills using a flexible topic-based approach supporting the new Framework.

The i-learn: speaking and listening DVD-ROM for years 3 and 4 contains exciting stimulus materials and a unique bank of speaking and listening games. Videos of popular speaking and listening techniques in action will inspire teachers and children alike to try new approaches.

Planned and purposeful opportunities for talk.
Explicit teaching of the four strands of speaking and listening in 8 exciting units.
Inspiring models for talk.
The flexibility to rehearse and apply skills in literacy and across the curriculum.
Opportunities to talk about talk and reflect upon its usage.
Planned assessment opportunities.
8 interactive speakercise activities to get your whole class talking!

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Requirements

The i-learn: speaking and listening DVD-ROM for years 3 and 4 (ages 7-9) covers:

Reading aloud: Children review and practise strategies for reading aloud effectively
Presenting information: Children identify and apply features of informative broadcasts and live presentations
Working collaboratively: Children learn how to work collaboratively in group discussion, expressing and sharing opinions
Instructions and explanations: Children create sets of oral instructions and oral explanations
Audience and purpose: Children review and practise how to vary talk according to audience and purpose
Recount: Children create formal and informal oral recounts
Persuasion: Children explore and write radio adverts for different audiences and purposes
Working in role: Children use improvisation techniques to work in role and consider how characters’ viewpoints might differ

PC only: Microsoft® Windows® 2000/XP(SP2)/Vista/7
Intel® Pentium® 4 or Intel Celeron (or compatible) 1GHz processor
1 GB of RAM; 1 GB of available hard-disk space
1024 x 768 monitor resolution for best results, or 800 x 600
Sound card; Microphone; DVD-ROM drive
Adobe® Reader® 8.1 (included on DVD-ROM)
Microsoft® Word® 2000 or above
Standard web browser

MSI package included for easy installation onto your:
RM® Community Connect® 3 network
Microsoft® Windows® Server 2000/2003/2008 network

This title is part of our i-learn: speaking and listening series:

Titles in this series

Title	Price	In your shopping list	Approval copy
i-learn: speaking and listening Years 1 and 2 DVD-ROM ISBN: 9781845652074	$n/a
i-learn: speaking and listening Years 1 and 2 Teacher's Book ISBN: 9781845652104	$n/a
i-learn: speaking and listening Years 3 and 4 DVD-ROM ISBN: 9781845652081	$n/a
i-learn: speaking and listening Years 3 and 4 Teacher's Book ISBN: 9781845652111	$n/a
i-learn: speaking and listening Years 5 and 6 DVD-ROM ISBN: 9781845652098	$n/a
i-learn: speaking and listening Years 5 and 6 Teacher's Book ISBN: 9781845652128	$n/a