Chataway: Making Communication Count from Foundation Stage to Key Stage Three by Andrew Burnett

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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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