One Step at a Time: A Structured Programme for Teaching Spoken Language in Nurseries and Schools

A unique tried-and-tested programme that:· identifies the spoken language skills that are crucial for children's educational progress· introduces these skills one at a time, week by week, term by term, year by year · sets out realistic teaching objectives and classroom procedures· supports differentiated teaching by providing simple methods for monitoring individual development and reviewing progress· provides a complete set of photocopiable planning materials. Using a mixture of whole-class teaching, small-group work and individual interaction, each step of the One Step at a Time programme focuses on one set of skills that is crucial for progress: Conversation — Nursery; Listening — Reception; Narrative — Year 1; Discussion — Year 2. There is also a preliminary step, Getting Started, for nursery children who are not ready for systematic work on conversation.One Step at a Time is specially designed to support the wider school curriculum and combine with other teaching programmes, making high quality spoken language teaching manageable within existing resources — without specialist training.