SpeakUp
Speak UP is an innovative program designed to promote the speaking of English at the Elementary and Pre-foundation levels. It is simple and fun to implement. In its fourth year of implementation, English teachers nationwide are now using WhatsApp to send spoken texts to parents and students, based upon curriculum relevant topics, everyday situations, relevant expressions, and assorted school events.
Teachers in the field are reporting with enthusiasm that they are finally hearing the voices of shy and weaker students who have never spoken in class! The great news is that teachers don't have to "invent the wheel". The Speak UP Website provides a bank of recordings that can be sent directly to parents, as well as a variety of additional useful resources for teachers.
This is especially relevant as we enter a blended learning school environment in which we will be incorporating more distance teaching and learning.
- For further information and sample videos modeling speaking activities in the classroom, please visit the SpeakUp website. View students’ work on the Kids Speak Up page,and be inspired!
Here is what kids have to say about their time at home coping with the Covid 19 Pandemic:
For more details please contact: Lori Roth , National Project Coordinator lori_a@netvision.net.il