Transform Early Years/ KS1 oracy in 10 minutes a day without extra preparation using Pip & Pop Talk Time!

What is oracy?

Oracy is the ability to express ideas clearly, listen actively, understand others and engage confidently in spoken communication.

The Talk Tower supports the development of oracy skills, providing a clear progression through upwardly developing stages of spoken communication, allowing pupils to gradually build confidence and independence when expressing themselves verbally.

A cartoon illustration of a person speaking or shouting, with sound waves emanating from their mouth.

Talk Routines

Evidence suggests that oral language interventions are most effective when they are frequent, purposeful and embedded into everyday classroom practice. The Talk Tower provides a short daily routine to support this.

Pip and Pop oracy modelling

Pip and Pop demonstrate good oracy skills to encourage children to express their ideas, give reasons, develop social skills and interact with each other.

Talk Cards

As well as oracy modelling, the programme provides daily prompts. Children practice a new communication skill through a short daily routine using sentence stems, partner talk and structured discussion.

A colorful educational poster titled "Talk Focus: Empathy: Recognising Feelings". The main goal is "Helping Someone to Feel Better" and it is divided into three sections: Teach, Task, and Challenge. The Teach section lists instructions such as displaying feelings image, asking how they are feeling, modeling sentences, practicing with a partner, sharing ideas, and choosing a talk star. The Task section shows two puppet characters and a prompt for children to say what they could do to make someone feel better, with space for their response. The Challenge section has the same puppet characters and asks if children can think of something kind to say and what else they could do.