This resource has been designed to support KS2 teachers and literacy leaders in developing high-quality reading comprehension through purposeful classroom talk. It provides a practical CPD toolkit that explores the role of oracy – speaking and listening – as a key driver of reading, vocabulary development and deeper thinking.

The materials include guidance on building an oracy-rich classroom culture, along with ready-to-use strategies such as structured whole-class discussions, partner talk routines, sentence stems linked to reading domains, and purposeful grouping approaches. There are also discussion prompts, talk activities and teacher guidance to help pupils articulate ideas, justify opinions with evidence and engage thoughtfully with texts.

For teachers, the resources model practical approaches that can be embedded directly into reading lessons to strengthen comprehension, vocabulary and reasoning. For literacy leaders, the toolkit offers a clear structure to disseminate and support high-quality CPD, enabling consistent practice across classes and supporting staff in developing confident, dialogic classrooms where talk is used as a tool for thinking and learning.