Plan opportunities for interaction and repetition
Teachers should consider:
- What they want pupils to know and think about
- What vocabulary is associated with that knowledge and thinking
- How to engage pupils in back-and-forth talk that supports their knowledge and thinking
Ahead of activities or visits, they should think about:
- What photos could be taken that would reinforce the vocabulary and language
- Which books they could read aloud and share before and afterwards
- Which songs they could use to introduce or reinforce the vocabulary
See examples of the kind of vocabulary that might come up during a visit to a fire station and a woodland walk on pages 21 and 22 of the DfE's reading framework.
Share and discuss pictures in non-fiction books
For rich sources of vocabulary and knowledge, teachers should choose books about:
The DfE suggests this on pages 22 and 23 of
