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Small-group printable · Activity 10 of 10Build on someone else's idea
Listen, paraphrase and give a linked reason.
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A4 PDF · 2 pages · learner page + separate adult notes and answers.
Suggested Reception-Year 3. Choose by current skill. Allow talk, pointing, drawing, writing or usual communication tools.
This is not a controlled decodable text. An adult can read the material aloud; record that support when reviewing responses.
Activity
Group choice: a spare classroom corner could hold a quiet reading space or a table for shared puzzles. Neither is automatically best. Talk frames: I heard you say ___. I would add ___. My reason is ___.
- Partner gives a choice and a reason. Paraphrase before responding.
- Add a relevant idea, question or respectful disagreement.
- Together name one fact you would need before deciding.
Model it
I repeat the important point in my own words, then add a reason that actually connects to it.
Delivery steps
- Introduce the words using real objects, examples or an accessible demonstration.
- Model a short speaker-listener exchange. Let partners rehearse with the task visible.
- Give each learner a fresh turn; the listener checks meaning and the speaker repairs the message if needed.
Answers and acceptable responses - for the adult
- Example: I heard you say reading needs a quiet place. I would add soft seating if it fits.
- Example disagreement: Puzzles could help shared problem-solving, but we would need somewhere to store them.
- Useful missing facts: available space, noise, access needs, pupil preferences. Assess linked reasoning, not which option wins.
Support
Reduce the number of objects or choices. Allow extra processing time and usual communication tools. Adult may scribe or offer a starter; do not insist on eye contact or a spoken response.
Extend and transfer
Apply the same language move to a current classroom task with a new partner or new objects. Fade the starter only when it remains helpful to do so.
Look for progress
Record what the learner understood and what message they produced separately. Note the exact cue or visual support used; revisit with a new example.
If an instruction breaks down, reduce the language load and demonstrate its meaning, then retry a fresh example. Revisit a word through examples and non-examples. Separate difficulty understanding a message from difficulty producing speech.