This task should be carried out at some point as you plan and teach science in Phase 2.
Read the following articles, available on the School Experience site:
- Moore, J. (2020) ‘Developing Talk in the Primary Classroom’, Primary Science, 1590, pp.12-16.
- Mercer, N., Dawes L. and Kleine Staarmanc, J. (2009) ‘Dialogic teaching in the primary science classroom’, Language and Education, 23 (4), pp.353-369.
Plan to employ at least one of the strategies described by Moore (2020). Record this carefully on your lesson plan and then make specific evaluative notes after teaching the lesson, reflecting on what you learnt and how the activity supported the children’s learning.
Any trainees in an EYFS setting during Phase 2 may also find it useful to read about developing talk in an EY setting on p.8 of Effective Practice in Early Years: Focus on Learning Science (also on the School Experience site).