Thinking Out Loud: A Program of Activities for Developing Speaking, Listening, and Thinking Skills for Children Aged 8-11

This is the Australian edition of a highly successful thinking skills program from the United Kingdom. The program is an excellent resource for the direct teaching of speaking, listening and thinking skills, and its use has been shown to raise students' achievement across the curriculum. Ideal for introduction at the start of a term, the Thinking Out Loud approach creates an ethos of cooperation within a classroom that helps all activities become more inclusive and productive.