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 \n􀂾 I went to the shop and I bought    \n􀂾 learn nursery rhymes/songs/days of the week/months/alphabet/jingles  \n􀂾 complete a given sentence: 'Yesterday I went to   '  \n􀂾 echo rhythms: b b c c b b c c cat cat dog; cat cat dog  \n􀂾 echo sounds; clapping, musical instruments  \n􀂾 use of puppets/masks to promote talking  \n􀂾 joke telling session  \n􀂾 imaginary telephone conversation  \n􀂾 encourage naming, classification, categorizing  \n􀂾 dice game-put a category to each number e.g. 1=animal 2=place 3=food 4=transport 5=people 6=toy-child has to respond to number thrown  \n􀂾 use of past and irregular past tense  \n􀂾 encourage response to 'who' 'what' 'where' 'when' 'how' questions  \n􀂾 word association game  \nHow to help:  \n􀂾 accept communication attempts-the message is more important  \n􀂾 don't directly correct errors- it stops the language flow  \n􀂾 use corrective feedback  \n􀂾 input vocabulary suggestions  \n􀂾 accept other ways of communication  \n􀂾 forewarn of contributions  \n􀂾 avoid use of right/wrong questions  \n􀂾 use open-ended questioning  \nIdeas for developing receptive vocabulary  \n􀂾 involvement in class discussion  \n􀂾 encouragement to take part in question/answer situations  \n􀂾 listening to stories/story tapes  \n􀂾 following story test whilst listening to story  \n􀂾 Simon Says game  \n􀂾 I Spy  \n􀂾 Chinese Whispers  \n􀂾 tapes of sound effects- involve discussion  \n􀂾 follow simple verbal instructions-start simple, build up to more complex  \n􀂾 positional vocabulary – ask child to place something behind/next to/beside etc  \n􀂾 discussion centred around a picture  \n􀂾 discussion-centred work; a model, a picture, a construction  \n􀂾 teacher gives one, two, three attributes to describe a common object e.g. and apple, a shoe, a book-child has to identify it  \n􀂾 teacher makes a statement-child to identify whether it is true or false and say why  \n􀂾 cumulative songs-Ten Green Bottles; One Man Went to Mow; Five Currant Buns  \n􀂾 listen and build e.g. lego  \n􀂾 listen and follow instructions- in PE and Drama  \nHow to help  \n􀂾 be aware  \n􀂾 back up with words and visual information  \n􀂾 slow down rate of speech  \n􀂾 give information in short chunks  \n􀂾 simplify vocabulary/syntax  \n􀂾 identify new vocabulary  \n􀂾 allow time for a response  \n􀂾 encourage clarification strategies  \n􀂾 check reading for understanding","cbCailRgFA1EFfKi","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCailRgFA1EFfKi","pdf",411413,"English","# Ideas for developing expressive vocabulary\n## Classroom talking prompts and description activities\n## Games and language practice\n# How to help (expressive vocabulary)\n# Ideas for developing receptive vocabulary\n## Listening and comprehension activities\n## How to help (receptive vocabulary)","[{\"question\":\"What activities can build expressive vocabulary using pictures and objects?\",\"answer\":\"Use wordless books, talk about pictures, describe models/toys and classroom work, look out of the window and describe what you see, and describe objects from a limited selection or behind a screen for a partner to draw.\"},{\"question\":\"How should errors be handled during expressive language tasks?\",\"answer\":\"Accept communication attempts and treat the message as more important. 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