Increasing communication

AnonyMouse_4869 · 2014-02-23T20:32:47+0000

Hi everyone. I'm struggling with my cohort of only 23 (half came in below age related expectations in most areas, a third speak EAL, 2 have global delay and one has no speech in her home language and a few mispronounced words in English, and one very difficult behaviour challenge. ALL children are making expected or better progress in all areas) in general but one of the areas I need support with is improving their communication with each other during play. Currently my day is: Assembly Linked provision (table top activities, generally maths based) Input Focus teaching (children working in environment in and out with Teacher extension of play and learning, LSA delivering intevention then joins focus teach) and rolling snack. Phonics Lunch Input Focus Teaching (As before) Busy fingers Input Story and singing Home I've been observing (obviously) and it seems that the children with poor language skills aren't interacting with children who have higher language skills and so their time during focus teaching sessions is spent playing alongside children who also have poor language, talking/playing with an adult or playing alone. My head wants me to put a time in every day where I make children play in certain places with certain other children (no free flow between areas) so that they have to talk to children with different language abilities. (This is how she used to teach reception all day every day before I started) My thought is that this will result in little or no talk altogether and completely defeat the object! I'm anxious to see what you think?? or if you think I'm doing something wrong. This is my 5th year in Reception but I have altered the structure of my day, including losing breaktime, and all my LSA wants to do is go back to lots of adult led because apparently it gets the job done faster! I've been following Alistairs blog for ages and went to his conference just before Christmas, it all makes sense to me and I'm trying hard to provide the best for these children who really need the best I have to give to keep them on the right track. Help!! Lucie

By AnonyMouse_4869
February 23, 2014 in Reception: Observation, Assessment and Planning

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