'There's No Time to Talk because the Evidence is in the Writing': fostering talk in an evidence-driven primary education culture

FORUM - ISSN 0963-8253
Volume 62 Number 1 (2020)

'There's No Time to Talk because the Evidence is in the Writing': fostering talk in an evidence-driven primary education culture
FAYE WORTHY-PAULING pages 41-52
DOI: 10.15730/forum.2020.62.1.41

Abstract

Pressures on primary teachers to improve writing are often to the detriment of quality talk in the classroom. This is despite decades of research emphasising that knowledge and understanding are developed through such talk. Primary teachers' experiences of incorporating the current Spoken Language national curriculum are often at odds with current policy: some are unaware of the statutory Spoken Language curriculum while others are left to negotiate for themselves how best to incorporate talk into their practice with minimal training and guidance. This article describes the affordances for all learners when talk is incorporated as a tool for learning, developing vocabulary and ideas, having a positive impact on children's social and emotional development, and fostering engagement in learning and academic progress. Drawing on a recent Master's study, the author explores the experiences of teachers as they incorporate talk into their practice, and identifies the enablers and dilemmas for teachers who place talk at the heart of their practice.

SORRY - you are not registered as being permitted online access to the full text of this article

You have the following options:

  1. If you are viewing this via an institution or academic library you can ask that your institution takes out a Subscription to this journal.
  2. If you already have a Personal Subscription please login below


    Forgotten your username / password? Click here to locate

  3. Purchase an annual Personal Subscription
    PRINT + DIGITAL personal subscription (£45 / year)
    DIGITAL personal subscription (£35 / year)
    A Personal Subscription provides immediate access not only to the single article you are seeking, but also to all past and future articles in this journal up to the expiry of your annual (calendar year) subscription.
  4. Purchase immediate access to this single article (UK£7.00) - Buy article Coming Soon

To cite this article
FAYE WORTHY-PAULING (2020) 'There's No Time to Talk because the Evidence is in the Writing': fostering talk in an evidence-driven primary education culture, FORUM, 62(1), 41-52. https://doi.org/10.15730/forum.2020.62.1.41

Share this