English Speaking & Listening Meta 4–6 yrs

Exploring Ideas Through Talk

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Description

Use spoken language to develop understanding through speculating, hypothesising, imagining, and exploring ideas; use strategies to build vocabulary through talk

Mastery Evidence
  • Wonder aloud about possibilities (e.g. 'What if...' or 'I think it might be because...')
  • Try out new vocabulary in conversation after hearing it in a story or lesson
  • Explore ideas through talk before committing them to writing
Assessment Prompt

When your child is trying to figure something out — like why something happened in a story or how something works — do they talk through their ideas out loud and explore possibilities before settling on an answer?