Talk toolkits of teachers and children: An analysis of talk between teachers and children On the carpet:Organising talk with children when starting and finishing lessons Ground rules for exploratory talk: Why is exploratory talk so important? Speaking and listening for reading and writing: Basing reading and writing on talk, using story examples Talk for learning across the curriculum: Strategies which stimulate and support exploratory talk in any curriculum area Talk about opinions and feelings: Exploratory talk to elicit opinions and reasons, using a story example Decision learning: Creating a context in which children make decisions about their own learning Creating a Speaking and Listening Classroom. Summary. An example of a teacher creating a speaking and listening classroom