Achievements and challenges robin alexander university of cambridge extended and referenced version of a presentation given at the dfe seminar on oracy, the national curriculum and educational standards, 20 february 2012 introduction. However, there are a number of studies that confirm the need for a deeper understanding of adult oracy. Assessing talk in key stages 1 and 2 national oracy. Oracy submission to the allparty parliamentary group. National curriculum council great britain, national oracy project england and wales edition. Author of response to english for ages 5 to 11, response to design and technology for ages 5 to 16, published june, 1989, national oracy project 19871983, evidence to the english curriculum working group, the plays the thing. The journal of the national oracy project, issue 1. Oracy, at least in terms of its official recognition and promotion, disappeared underground. National oracy project books and biography waterstones. Our aim is to promote oracy in schools an in the wider society. Improving oracy re grant the voice 21 oracy improvement programme supports schools to develop pupils use of speech to express their thoughts and communicate effectively. Language in the national curriculum cdrom by mcintyre. National oracy project this project reader presents an examination of issues raised by the practice of oracy, and reflects on them from a variety of viewpoints. Enjoy same store prices at national book store online.
The national oracy project 19871983 is an excellent repository of thinking and practical pedagogy that is barely mentioned these days, even by those working on oracy. The term oracy was coined by andrew wilkinson, a british researcher and educator, in the 1960s. This book focuses on the interrelationship between reading, writing and speaking and. The work of douglas barnes and others on talk across the curriculum, the linc project, the work of professor neil mercer and lynne dawes all offer excellent models both of work. As director of the wiltshire oracy project 198388 and national oracy project. Lyn has published books for teachers and children, most recently talking points. England has witnessed several attempts to upgrade oracy, from bullock to the national oracy project, but all have been shortlived. Put simply, oracy refers to skills related to talk and learning through talk. For the first time this year, leaders produced an impact project on the change oracy had made in their school which were published. Oracy cambridge is based at hughes hall, in the university of cambridge. Yet oracy receives much less attention in the school curriculum than literacy and numeracy. David is a former deputy headteacher, was head of the education department at university of hull, and was regional adviser for itt for the national strategies from 2008 to 2010. The plymouth oracy project is set to present its findings after an 18month department for educationfunded project aimed at improving listening, speaking and feedback skills across plymouths classrooms. Thus the multimillion pound project materials were distributed through a form of underground publishing for purposes of continuing training.
In the same year cup also published a book called lipservice. Convenient online shopping for school and office supplies, arts and crafts, gifts for all occasions, and the latest bestselling books. This is an exciting opportunity for teachers and senior leaders to develop oracy in their schools. This project reader presents an examination of issues raised by the practice of oracy, and reflects on them from a variety of viewpoints. The seeds that were sown all those years ago are reemerging, stronger and possibly more. Marjon news ptsa plymouth oracy project set to publish. He has been a coordinator for the national oracy project and an english. The training has been consistently excellent and has given me the tools and confidence to lead oracy across my school. As i mentioned in the introduction to this book, oracy has had a difficult life as an educational concept since it was devised in the 1960s. It synthesises existing research on oracy, and presents new national data to explore teachers. National oracy project 19871983 by national oracy project. The purpose is to draw attention to the neglect of oral skills in education references. National oracy project, national curriculum council.
Plymouth teaching school alliance ptsa has led on the project. Learning together through talk national oracy project. Led by dr james rogers uk cocreator of the plymouth oracy project and judy clark advisor to the national literacy trust and lecturer at plymouth marjon university. National oracy project national council for educational technology. Indeed, a recent study estimated pupils contributed on average just four words per lesson, while another revealed that children with good communication skills are four times more likely to get five acs at gcse. She was a member of the expedition ara watasara, an ongoing project of the university of the amazon, collecting living memories and the oral tradition of the she founded the group roots of rock tracing the influence of african slaves on popular music and was a member of common lore storytellers, a seminal group at the beginning of the. As director of the wiltshire oracy project 198388 and national oracy project 19881992 he was part of the first significant movement in. The development of talking and listening in education by maggie maclure editor, terry phillips editor, andrew wilkinson editor. Participating schools were asked to devote one hour a week of lesson time to developing spoken language, and received materials and training in oracy based. An oracy assessment toolkit language and the joint.
Not only are our standards being written by classroom teachers, they have. Exclusive discounts when you shop online from the philippines most loved book store. Work of the national oracy project first by norman, kate isbn. The demise of oracy suzanne hope marjon education studies. This new book, transforming teaching and learning through talk. In the same year, the english, language and education series from cambridge university press published oracy matters a selection of papers from the international oracy convention organised in 1987 by the school of education at the university of east anglia. Oracys coming of age in britains national curriculum jstor. National book store online store national book store. A mailorder bookclub specialising in nonsexist and multicultural books. Books for keeps, contact the school bookshop association, 6 brightfield road, lee, london se12 8qf tel. Issuu is a digital publishing platform that makes it simple to publish magazines, catalogs, newspapers, books, and more online. They may be downloaded andor printed for private study, or other acts as permitted by. Thinking voices national oracy project paperback december 3, 1992 by kate norman editor. This week sees the launch of a campaign, the oracy network, to raise the profile of public speaking in the national curriculum, backed by the english speaking union esu and involving, among.
Sage books language and communication in primary schools. Assessing talk in key stages 1 and 2 issue 5 of occasional papers in oracy series. Gross, who has previously led national projects on improving children and young peoples life chances through oracy development. This page covers the first pilot of school21s oracy programme. The forwardthinking ideas of the seminal national oracy project in the uk in the 1980s were suppressed by back to basics educational policies that focused on the teaching of phonics and numeracy. World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and the most definitive collection ever assembled.
This of course ensured that those teachers who had heard of the materials were eager to access copies and during the early 1990s a ringbound folder of the a4 sheets was a common sight in most english. The plymouth oracy project is set to present its findings after an 18month. This metadata relates to an electronic version of an article published in cambridge journal of education, 2001, vol. In the summer, another fantastic group of oracy leaders graduated from our national oracy leaders programme run in partnership with oracy cambridge. National oracy project in the 1980s built on these recommendations by providing support and guidance to teachers seeking to develop oral communication skills in their students. Despite the widely held expectations for oracy defined by andrew wilkinson in the 1960s as speaking and listening skills in life in america, i have found no national assessments of adults oracy skills. It will be essential reading for teachers, advisory staff, teachers trainers, student teachers and all those interested in the development of childrens talk. Report quoted the following from a grammar book of the early english. Learning together through talk national oracy project national oracy project on. Oracy project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks read. His most recent books are exploring talk in school, dialogue and the. However, the new national curriculum, when it was introduced at around the same time, was widely criticised for not being sophisticated enough in its.
The national literacy trust is a registered charity no. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Summer term 1989 by inspectorate of schools england and wales book. Marjon news ptsa plymouth oracy project set to publish findings. Letterbox library, unit 2d, leroy house, 436 essex road, london n1 3qp tel. Also in 1988, the uk national oracy project was just starting to.
Oracy, the national curriculum and educational standards, 20 february 2012. Explore books by national oracy project with our selection at. As director of the wiltshire oracy project 198388 and national oracy project 19881992 he was part of the first significant movement in the uk to establish oracy as a. This word is formed by analogy from literacy and numeracy. Norman, kate this project reader presents an examination of issues raised by the practice of oracy, and reflects on them from a variety of viewpoints. Between 1987 and 1993 the work of the national oracy project in england led. This report evaluates a developmental project designed by school 21 and the university of cambridge to improve year 7 students oracy skills. Many people still believe that reading and writing are the only real work, or perhaps, like the victorians, fear to uncork the volatile possibilities of talk. Despite burgeoning research attesting to the role that oracy could play in learning, oracy was not given validation by the government. Rate this 15 25 35 45 55 available at university library. Author of response to english for ages 5 to 11, response to design and technology for ages 5 to 16, published june, 1989, the plays the thing, response to english for ages 5 to 16, evidence to the english curriculum working group, scdc national oracy project. Literacy and numeracy are part of daily life for primary teachers, but in this post rupert knight explores what we mean by oracy and considers its possible impact.
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