The Jurassic Maths Hub ‘Oracy’ document
Oracy is a set of skills which allow us to communicate effectively and encompasses learning to talk and learning through talk; both involve speaking and listening. Learning to talk should lead to learning through talk. The aim is for learners to articulate their mathematical thinking, to make it clear to themselves and others, and to make sense of the mathematical thinking of others, developing a relational understanding of the mathematics. To achieve this, teachers will need to support exploratory talk, use dialogic teaching and ‘orchestrate productive mathematical discussion’.